Flash flooding warnings and a federal disaster declaration are in place as the category two storm makes its way across the Florida peninsula.
Hurricane Milton has hit Florida 's west coast south of Tampa , with millions of people under evacuation orders and without power.
Incredible pictures of the devastation of Hurricane Milton in the US are already being shared online. But amongst the real footage is a flood of fakes. Here's how to spot them. Milton had been a category five storm — the highest level — with maximum sustained wind speeds of 260 kilometres per hour as of Wednesday morning, but was downgraded to a category three, then category two after making landfall by the United States National Hurricane Center.
A drone view shows the roof of a nearby house in the middle of a street, caused by a tornado as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida.Earlier, officials issued dire warnings to flee or face grim odds of survival. Ron deSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, said it is too late to leave for those who had not evacuated.
In Orlando, many residents said they had confidently ridden out previous hurricanes, but Milton's rapid intensification and warnings from officials spurred them into taking unusual precautions for the inland city.Jim Naginey, a 61-year-old homeless man who has lived there for nearly three decades, said he survived previous hurricanes on the streets but decided to seek shelter during Milton.
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