A drone image of Fort Myers shows a house destroyed by a tornado.
Hundreds of people and at least 49 pets have been saved from the storm’s destruction.
The summary is made by artificial intelligence and checked by a human.
Hurricane Milton’s damage in Florida was less than expected.
The hurricane reached Florida early Thursday morning Finnish time, the intensity decreased just before landfall.
The storm caused at least 10 deaths and left 2.5 million without electricity.
The Coast Guard rescued the captain of a fishing vessel from the Gulf of Mexico in a dramatic operation.
of Florida The damage caused by Hurricane Milton, which hit the state, seems to have been less than expected.
The hurricane reached Florida early Thursday morning Finnish time. Just before landfall, its strength decreased slightly. In addition to the hurricane, several tornadoes were observed around Florida on Wednesday.
The hurricane left at least a dozen dead, damaged buildings and blocked roads. According to the AFP news agency, there would be at least 11 fatalities, CBS News join already 16.
In addition, approximately 2.5 million still lacked electricity in the morning Finnish time.
HS collected pictures of the progress of the hurricane for this article.
In Lakeland, a local woman sought shelter as Hurricane Milton approached Florida. A gust of wind threw the woman’s umbrella around.
Milton passed Cuba on his way to Florida. The waves raised by it hit Havana’s beach boulevard on Wednesday.
Storm surge flooded streets in Fort Myers after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida Thursday night.
On Wednesday evening in Brandon, Florida, near the city of Tampa, a car was blocked by water. During the hurricane that broke the rain records, more than 45 centimeters of water fell in St. Petersburg, for example.
As Thursday morning dawned, the destruction of Milton could be seen. Drone footage shows a pickup truck driving through flooded streets in Siesta Key, where Milton made landfall in Florida.
In Punta Gorda, a hurricane had washed boats ashore on Thursday.
In Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, the tornado destroyed houses. In St. Lucie, the hurricane also resulted in fatalities when a tornado hit a retirement community. The exact number of dead is not yet known.
On Thursday, a man cleaned the gas station in Lakewood Park, which suffered badly in the hurricane.
In Matlacha, cars were shuttling on Thursday amidst the hurricane damage. About 12 hours after the hurricane, power lines were still down and residents were trying to evacuate their homes.
A hurricane in the aftermath, along with the news about the destruction, there have also been stories of survival. News agency AP by hundreds of people and at least 49 pets have been saved.
US newspaper The New York Times tells perhaps the most dramatic rescue operation.
The US Coast Guard lifted a man from the water by helicopter who had survived in almost impossible conditions: in the Gulf of Mexico with only a life jacket and a cooler.
The man was the captain of a fishing vessel that had lost contact with the Coast Guard on Wednesday night as the storm intensified. He survived winds blowing up to 40 meters per second and waves of seven meters.
The man was rescued on Thursday and, according to The New York Times, he has been hospitalized.
A video published on the messaging service X shows how a man is rescued by a coast guard helicopter.
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