Weather & Science
Florida Begins to Assess the Devastation From Hurricane Milton
- Over 3 million homes and businesses are without electricity
- Extreme winds and flash flooding were triggered by storm
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Hurricane Milton was moving off Florida’s east coast after cutting a path of destruction through the state, leaving residents to assess the damage from one of the most feared storms in recent history.
Milton drenched central Florida with intense rains and battered the region with searing winds, causing widespread power outages, significant flooding risk and flight cancellations at airports including Tampa and Orlando. It may take days to take stock of the damage.