Video footage showed scenes of the remnants of Hurricane Milton, which tore through the west coast of Florida on Wednesday night and is expected to continue on Thursday, but to a lesser extent.
On some state roads, cars appear on both sides of the road, some of which were damaged by the force of the hurricane. Other scenes document the fall and uprooting of some electricity poles due to the strength and intensity of the winds accompanying the hurricane.
At least 2.5 million homes were deprived of electricity, according to the specialized website “Power Outage.”
Milton, accompanied by “maximum winds” and heavy rain since reaching land, caused “sudden” floods that destroyed homes and destroyed roads, according to what video scenes showed.
In the evening, wind speeds of 165 kilometers per hour were recorded, and video footage shows strong winds shaking trees in the streets of the state.
The video shows the streets of the state being flooded with water as a result of the floods.
US President Joe Biden warned on Wednesday evening that Milton was expected to be “one of the most destructive hurricanes in a century in Florida.”
At least four people were confirmed dead due to two tornadoes caused by Hurricane Milton on the eastern coast of the US state of Florida, according to local authorities reported Thursday.
In a statement on its website, Saint Lucie County confirmed “four deaths as a result of the two tornadoes.”
Hurricanes are common in Florida, the third largest state in the United States in terms of population, which attracts many tourists.
However, climate change, by raising sea temperatures, rapidly increases the strength of hurricanes and the risk of extreme events, according to scientists.
The hurricane began sweeping the coast of the state of Florida in the southern United States on Wednesday night, accompanied by strong winds, heavy rains, and sudden floods, thus beginning a long and extremely harsh night for the residents of an area struck just two weeks ago by another devastating hurricane.
On Thursday morning, Milton’s rating dropped to category one on a five-category scale, but the US Hurricane Center still considers it “strong.”
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