Hurricane Milton is barreling into the Atlantic Ocean after ploughing across Florida.
Milton caused at least five deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Hurricane Helene two weeks ago, while sparing the city of Tampa a direct hit.
The storm weakened in the final hours, making landfall late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm in Siesta Key, about 70 miles (113km) south of Tampa.
The storm knocked out power to more than three million customers and whipped up a barrage of tornadoes.
While it caused a lot of damage and water levels may continue to rise for days, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said it was not “the worst-case scenario.”
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