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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Purple Alert has been issued for a missing Tallahassee man. John Oldach, 54, has been missing since Saturday, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The individual does not meet the criteria for activation of a local Silver Alert or the Silver Alert Plan of the Department of Law Enforcement.

Authorities said a maximum "purple alert" was in effect from 9:00 am (0500 GMT) confining the entire population -- including law enforcement and emergency services -- to homes and offices.

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Authorities in the French overseas territory of Reunion on Friday morning issued a "purple alert", the highest level of threat warning, as a cyclone with gusts exceeding 200 kph ...