Wherever it passes, Hurricane Milton leaves massive destruction in its wake in Florida. The sheriff of a local county reports several victims, without giving precise figures. “Stay indoors and don’t take the road”urges Ron Desantis, the Republican governor of the American state, while the hurricane has been downgraded to category 1. Follow our live stream.
Gusts over 145 km/h. As Milton moves eastward into Florida, inland areas experience strong winds. Gusts of 148 km/h were recorded at the Marineland weather station, reports the US National Hurricane Center on X.
Millions of residents plunged into darkness. In addition to flooding, the hurricane caused numerous power outages. At 10 o’clock (French time)the number of customers without electricity in Florida had exceeded the 3 million mark, according to the Poweroutage.us website.
Milton is going to cross Florida. According to the American Hurricane Center (NHC), the hurricane will cross the state from east to west and will pass in particular near the city of Orlando, where the Disney World theme parks were closed in mid- daytime. Tampa and Sarasota airports are also at a standstill.
