Various videos show the magnitude of Milton’s passage through Florida, United States.
Although the eye of the hurricane has already left the state after crossing it from west to east, meteorologists have warned that the area will still suffer the effects of the storm, with heavy rains and winds, that the cyclone is associated with.
According to Agencia EFE, during this Thursday Milton has lost intensity and has dropped to category one, with maximum sustained winds of 144 kilometers per hour heading towards the Atlantic.
Meanwhile, local authorities have already confirmed at least two deaths due to a tornado related to the cyclone in St. Lucie County.
🇺🇸🌀 | Hurricane Milton: Sarasota, Florida. pic.twitter.com/EB00ju4gQ9
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🇺🇸 Hurricane Milton hit the west coast of Florida, especially the Siesta Key island near Sarasota, leaving at least two fatalities. It caused the destruction of 125 homes and left more than 2,500 homes without electricity. In Saint Petersburg, the intense winds… pic.twitter.com/X3SG3gyccf
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VIDEO | Hurricane Milton hits Florida with torrential rains and strong gusts of wind, after having made landfall on the west coast of a state where there are more than a million people displaced from their homes, without electricity and so far two confirmed deaths. pic.twitter.com/grugQ5WXBj
— EFE News (@EFEnoticias) October 10, 2024
The hurricane is approaching Cape Canaveral, where the John F. Kennedy Space Center is located, with winds with “higher gusts” as it leaves the east coast of the state of Florida.
The latest updated data from the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) indicates that it is moving northeast at a rate of 30 km/h, “with a general movement that is expected to continue this Thursday.”
Meanwhile, more than three million homes and businesses have been left without power, according to counts collected by NBC News.
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Additional images of Hurricane Milton’s impact on Sarasota, FL.pic.twitter.com/uedmhU6KUk
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Hurricane Milton tore the roof off a Bank of America branch in Bradenton, FL. pic.twitter.com/hioZnw8hlH
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🇺🇸🌀 | Hurricane Milton hits Pinellas County, FL. pic.twitter.com/JIltyZnDX5
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Europa Press details that this is the fifth hurricane to make landfall in the United States so far this year and the third to impact Florida, a state that already suffered the passage of Helene a few weeks ago.
International media such as The Country They state that “the worst” of the hurricane is already moving away from Florida, moving towards the Atlantic. The authorities hope that weather conditions will begin to improve in the State in the next few hours.
“Everything happened instantly, these windows blew out. “I ran under my bed and that was it, it probably all lasted a minute,” said one resident after Milton destroyed his home in the city of Fort Myers.
🇺🇸🌀 | Terrible storm surge associated with Hurricane Milton in Venice Bay, FL. pic.twitter.com/JmLg0rVq6y
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🇺🇸🌀 | The construction crane atop the Tampa Bay Times building catastrophically collapsed, knocking down several floors of the building.
Additionally, water pipes broke, causing flooding inside. pic.twitter.com/8Xj9I6z8c1
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🇺🇸🌀 | Hurricane Milton: Sarasota, FL. pic.twitter.com/vwt3PjF0Sm
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The natural phenomenon caused serious damage to important buildings such as Tropicana Field, an emblematic covered baseball stadium located in St. Petersburg, Florida, whose roof was destroyed.
In Port Charlotte, meanwhile, severe flooding was reported due to storm surge associated with Hurricane Milton.
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Hurricane Milton has torn the roof off Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. The iconic baseball stadium has suffered significant damage due to the intensity of the storm, leaving a visible mark of the devastating impact. pic.twitter.com/6QOig71mgL
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🇺🇸🌀 | Port Charlotte floods due to storm surge associated with Hurricane Milton.pic.twitter.com/o1juX2tnuN
— UHN PLUS (@UHN_Plus) October 10, 2024
