Hurricane Milton Leaves at Least 10 Dead, Millions Without Power in Florida

By Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
October 9, 2024Updated: October 11, 2024
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A man cleans debris inside a gas station store in Lakewood Park, Florida, after a tornado hit the area and caused severe damage as Hurricane Milton swept through Florida on Oct. 10, 2024. (Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images)
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An aerial view shows destruction at the Spanish Lakes country club in Fort Pierce, Fla., in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024. (John Falchetto/AFP via Getty Images)
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People walk through flooded streets in the Southeast Seminole Heights section of Tampa due to Hurricane Milton in Florida on Oct. 10, 2024. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
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Broken branches are scattered around a banyan tree on W Venice Ave. in Venice, Florida, during the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024. (Jacob Burg/The Epoch Times)
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The roof of the Tropicana Field is damaged the morning after Hurricane Milton hit the region, in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2024. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
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Men work on cleaning-up after the arrival of Hurricane Milton in Gulfport, Fla., on on Oct. 10, 2024. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Boats along Tarpon Center Drive in Venice, Florida, were damaged by Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024. (Jacob Burg/The Epoch Times)
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A man collects debris caused by the destruction of the tornado’s path in Cocoa Beach, Fla.,on Oct. 10, 2024. (Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Freedom Boat Club sign at the corner of Tarpon Center Drive and The Esplanade in Venice, Florida, is seen laying on its side in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024. (Jacob Burg/The Epoch Times)
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, a fallen tree pins down a power line near Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2024. (John Haughey/The Epoch Times)
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Some mobile homes in Nokomis, Florida, sustained significant damage from Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024. (Jacob Burg/The Epoch Times)
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A motorist drives through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Osprey, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2024. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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Storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Osprey, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2024. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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In this aerial view, boats are washed ashore from when Hurricane Milton passed through the area in Punta Gorda, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2024. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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A woman walks along a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Osprey, Fla., on on Oct. 10, 2024. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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Residents are rescued from an their second story apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from and overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024 in Florida. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
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Boats rest in a yard after they were washed ashore when Hurricane Milton passed through the area in Punta Gorda, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2024. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Flood waters inundate a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore, in Punta Gorda, Florida, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

 


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Hurricane Milton advances towards Florida in a view from Dragon Endeavor docked with the International Space Station on Oct. 9, 2024. (Matthew Dominick/NASA/Handout via Reuters)
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Oscar Garcia (R) with his family stands outside his house after getting hit by a reported tornado in Fort Myers, Fla., on Oct. 9, 2024, as Hurricane Milton approaches. (Chandan Khanna//AFP via Getty Images)
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Waves crash along St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Fla., as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall tonight on Oct. 9, 2024. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
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Jeremy Beal of St. Petersburg reacts as waves crash along St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg, Florida, as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall tonight on Oct. 9, 2024. (Bryan R. Smith /AFP via Getty Images)
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Dennis Kraus shows his children waves crash along St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall tonight on Oct. 9, 2024 in Florida. (Bryan R. Smith /AFP via Getty Images)
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A car drives through the heavy rain in Fort Myers, Fla., on Oct. 9, 2024 as Hurricane Milton approaches. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
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Chris Williams runs through a rain storm as he packs his car to evacuate his apartment before Hurricane Milton’s arrival in Fort Myers, Fla., on Oct. 9, 2024. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing about Hurricane Milton in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on Oct. 9, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
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Waves crash along St. Pete Pier in St. Petersburg as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall tonight on Oct. 9, 2024 in Florida. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
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Waves crash against the Malecon promenade in Havana due to the passage of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 9, 2024. (Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images)
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This drone picture shows people lining up in their cars for fuel at a gas station ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall in Bradenton, Florida on Oct. 9, 2024. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images)

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>TORNADO crossing I-75 as we speak! Seek shelter NOW! <a href=”https://t.co/VYhef71ulX”>pic.twitter.com/VYhef71ulX</a></p>&mdash; NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) <a href=”https://twitter.com/NWSMiami/status/1844017185817342101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>October 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>

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People prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Milton in Brandenton, Fla., on Oct. 9, 2024. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/ AFP via Getty Images)
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People buy pieces of wood ahead of Hurricane Milton expected landfall in Brandenton, Florida on Oct. 9, 2024. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images)
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Vehicles move through a partially flooded street in Dunedin ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall tonight Oct. 9, 2024 in Florida. (Bryan R. SMITH /AFP via Getty Images)