Hurricane Milton has devastated large parts of Florida causing “multiple deaths” and leaving three million homes and businesses without power, reported the Independent.
The Hurricane hit the west coast of Florida near Siesta Key on Thursday morning as a Category 3 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Consequently, it triggered several tornadoes, 28ft waves, strong winds, heavy rainfall, and devastating storm surge.
The officials have issued evacuation alerts with anticipations to find dead bodies in the morning.
“What we’ll probably be finding in the morning are bodies,” Bradenton Police Chief Melanie told BBC Radio 4’s Today program on Thursday.
The west-central region was the worst impacted with the roof of Tropicana Field baseball stadium collapsing completely during high winds in Milton.
Milton has declined to a Category 1 storm. However, it is still registering powerful winds of up to 90 miles per hour on Thursday morning.
5 am EDT – Hurricane #Milton moving off the coast of east-central Florida. Still producing damaging hurricane-force winds and heavy rains. Here are the Key Messages. Go to https://t.co/tW4KeGe9uJ for details. pic.twitter.com/w14GGYpPDL
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) October 10, 2024
“Very heavy rains and damaging winds continue across much of central Florida. Flash flood emergencies remain in effect,” the NHC warned.
The storm is anticipated to continue moving across the state from Florida’s Gulf coast toward the Atlantic Ocean, with significant coastal damage expected.
Therefore, US President Biden has postponed his planned trip to Germany and Angola, which was set to commence on Thursday, due to the hurricane.
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