Millions of Florida residents are being urged to evacuate as Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm with winds reaching 160 mph, approaches the state.
Authorities have issued dire warnings about life-threatening storm surges, with some areas facing up to 15 feet of flooding. Tampa's mayor has stressed the severity of the situation, warning that staying behind could be fatal. Despite the evacuation orders, some residents are choosing to stay and prepare their homes.
The storm is expected to cause widespread damage and flooding as it makes landfall.
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'This is the 11th hour': Millions told to get out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida
While many have left their homes, some have stayed behind to board up windows and prepare as the category five storm races toward landfall.
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Hurricane Milton: Millions face race against time to escape 160mph Hurricane Milton as first floods hit Florida with threats of 15ft storm surges amid terrifying warning 'your...
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor declared that the 15 feet of storm surge forecast for her city would be deep enough to submerge entire houses and warned: 'So if you're in it, basically that's the coffin you'r
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