Washington: Hurricane Milton has left a trail of death and destruction in the US state of Florida, with reports of more than three million customers without electricity. Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm, but it had already sent scores of tornadoes ahead of it that had been hammering these areas.
US President Joe Biden called Milton a "storm of the century" in appeals to residents of the state on October 9 as the storm came close. Several fatalities were reported at a retirement community in one county that was hit by a tornado preceding Milton's landfall. Before making landfall, Milton pounded the state with a surprisingly high number of tornadoes. More than 3.2 million customers were without electricity.
"The storm was significant, but thankfully this was not the worst-case scenario," Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis said at a briefing. Police and first responders were also back to carry out search and rescue efforts. Parts of Florida were facing damaging high winds, storm surges, and flash flooding. Before making landfall, Milton pounded the state with a surprisingly high number of tornadoes.
