More than two million homes were still without electricity in Florida Friday evening, October 11, 2024, after the passage of Milton, a destructive hurricane which left at least 16 dead and caused some $50 billion in damage.
“We did not experience the worst scenario, but we were hit hard,” said Ron DeSantis, governor of this state in the southeast of the United States, already devastated at the end of September by another powerful hurricane, Helene.
“Specialists estimate that (Milton) caused damage of around $50 billion,” assured Joe Biden on Friday who will visit the site on Sunday.
Sixteen people lost their lives across several counties, according to the authorities, the most bereaved being that of Saint Lucia (6 dead), on the east coast of the peninsula.
Florida, the third most populous state in the country (22 million inhabitants), is used to hurricanes. But climate change, by warming the seas, makes their rapid intensification more likely and increases the risk of more powerful phenomena, scientists note.
Disney rescued from the waters
Seen from the ISS
The hurricane seen from space is possible, thanks to images from the International Space Station.
The roof of the temple of baseball in Florida
You don’t know the Tropicana stadium? This is the baseball stadium in Tampa, Florida. Its roof flew off after the hurricane.
