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At least 10 dead, millions without power in Florida after Hurricane Milton

At least 10 dead, millions without power in Florida after Hurricane Milton

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Hurricane Milton caused significant damage and loss of life in Florida, making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on the Gulf Coast. At least 10 people were reported dead, with five of the fatalities occurring on the east coast in St. Lucie. The storm produced 19 tornadoes across the region, causing widespread destruction and leaving millions without power. The Tampa Bay area appeared to have escaped the worst of the storm's flooding, with only some barrier islands affected. The storm made a coast-to-coast path of destruction across Florida, with the eye of the storm coming ashore over Siesta Key. Governor Ron DeSantis described the damage as significant, but noted that the state had avoided the "worst-case scenario" of a catastrophic surge of seawater.

Chad Chronister
1. We'll let you know when it's safe to come out.
Jane Castor
1. It's going to move through pretty fast and we're feeling it … we're getting really pounded by the wind.
2. One of the blessings for us is that we did not see that predicted storm surge. That saved a lot.
Donald Trump
Republican Party
1. Hopefully, on January 20th you're going to have somebody that's really going to help you and help you like never before.
Ron DeSantis
Republican Party
1. Our state is a peninsula in the middle of a tropical environment. I mean, we are just built to be able to respond to hurricanes.
2. We're now in the period where you have fatalities that are preventable.
3. We will better understand the extent of the damage as the day progresses.
4. I've seen a lot of grit, I've seen a lot of determination and I'm very confident that this area is going to bounce back very, very quickly.
5. We'll survey the damage and get people on their feet. We'll get through this.
6. The storm was significant, but thankfully this was not the worst-case scenario.
Alejandro Mayorkas
US Homeland Security Department
1. We have reports that at least 10 individuals have lost their lives as a result of Hurricane Milton.
Dann Mitchell
University of Bristol
1. It's not like a tropical cyclone, which you can predict, sometimes even a week ahead of time.
2. When the tropical cyclone starts hitting land, suddenly winds at the surface slow down a lot, because there's a lot of friction there, there's a lot of buildings in the way, but the winds in the higher levels carry on.
3. And so when that tropical cyclone hits, you have heavy precipitation, often storm surges and flooding. And then if you have tornadoes on top of that, it creates this compound impact on mortality.
Hannah Cloke
University of Reading
1. Hurricane winds grab people's attention but flooding is probably the biggest concern with Milton … People's attention may be turned to the sky but emergency planners will be worried about what is coming below.
Victor Gensini
Northern Illinois University
1. Hurricanes do produce tornadoes, but they're usually weak.

At least 10 dead, millions without power in Florida after Hurricane Milton

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