Hurricane Milton left trail of death and destruction in Florida

In the US, Hurricane Milton has left a trail of death and destruction in the state of Florida, with reports of more than 3 million people without electricity. At least 10 people are reported to have been killed in the storm so far. Milton made landfall Wednesday night, local time, along the west-central coast of the state as a Category 3 storm. However, forecasters have said that Milton has now been downgraded to Category 1 and it will leave Florida, and weather conditions will improve



gradually.

 

US President Joe Biden has called Milton a ‘storm of the century’ in appeals to residents of the state. He was briefed by Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell yesterday about the initial impacts of Hurricane Milton, as well as the federal government’s ongoing support to state and local officials, who are focused on life-saving response efforts.