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Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall in Florida
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10/10/2024
Hurricane Milton has made landfall in the U.S. state of Florida, bringing strong winds and the threat of heavy storm surges.
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Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida, packing howling winds as strong as 205 kilometers
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an hour at its peak.
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Residents in coastal and low-lying areas were ordered to evacuate as the U.S.'s third most
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populous state hunkered down for a night of heavy rain, rising water levels and destruction,
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strong winds tearing the roof of a stadium.
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Over two million homes and businesses lost power, and deaths were confirmed in an eastern
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county, though exact numbers are still unclear.
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The storm brought a series of tornadoes to the area before weakening after making landfall.
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It destroyed over 120 homes, including this one in Fort Myers.
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All this, this happened like instantaneously, like these windows blew out, I was about probably
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right here when it happened.
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Residents here were still recovering from Hurricane Helene, which hit two weeks ago
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and killed over 200 people in six states.
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As they race to evacuate, the trauma for many goes deeper than Helene.
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They're still reeling from Hurricane Ian that struck two years ago, Florida's costliest
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and most catastrophic storm.
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You know, everybody's anxiety, got anxiety, like PTSD sinking in from Hurricane Ian,
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because we know the aftermath.
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I'm tired of prepping, I mean, I'm vaguely running around since like three or four days
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constantly and prepping, you know, and it's just exhausting.
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As they prepare to deal with the devastation, first responders are also bringing with them
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lessons from Hurricane Ian.
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So what we have behind me here is a few of our marine assets.
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We have our airboat in the county.
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This airboat was actually deployed with us on Ian and it proved to be one of the best
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resources we had.
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Speaking from Washington, U.S. President Joe Biden tells Florida residents he and Vice
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President Kamala Harris are with them to rescue, recover and rebuild.
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The president also slamming Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for seeking political
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gain in a time of crisis.
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By falsely saying aid is being diverted from residents.
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It's undermining confidence of the people in Florida.
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Quite frankly, these lies are un-American.
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Though Hurricane Milton has dropped in intensity since making landfall, it remains an extremely
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dangerous storm, threatening heavy flooding and strong winds as it continues to move over
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Florida.
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Alex Chan in Joyston for Taiwan Plus.
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