• 2 months ago
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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00:00Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida, packing howling winds as strong as 205 kilometers
00:09an hour at its peak.
00:13Residents in coastal and low-lying areas were ordered to evacuate as the U.S.'s third most
00:19populous state hunkered down for a night of heavy rain, rising water levels and destruction,
00:26strong winds tearing the roof of a stadium.
00:31Over two million homes and businesses lost power, and deaths were confirmed in an eastern
00:36county, though exact numbers are still unclear.
00:41The storm brought a series of tornadoes to the area before weakening after making landfall.
00:47It destroyed over 120 homes, including this one in Fort Myers.
00:53All this, this happened like instantaneously, like these windows blew out, I was about probably
00:58right here when it happened.
01:01Residents here were still recovering from Hurricane Helene, which hit two weeks ago
01:06and killed over 200 people in six states.
01:10As they race to evacuate, the trauma for many goes deeper than Helene.
01:14They're still reeling from Hurricane Ian that struck two years ago, Florida's costliest
01:20and most catastrophic storm.
01:23You know, everybody's anxiety, got anxiety, like PTSD sinking in from Hurricane Ian,
01:30because we know the aftermath.
01:32I'm tired of prepping, I mean, I'm vaguely running around since like three or four days
01:37constantly and prepping, you know, and it's just exhausting.
01:42As they prepare to deal with the devastation, first responders are also bringing with them
01:47lessons from Hurricane Ian.
01:50So what we have behind me here is a few of our marine assets.
01:52We have our airboat in the county.
01:55This airboat was actually deployed with us on Ian and it proved to be one of the best
01:59resources we had.
02:00Speaking from Washington, U.S. President Joe Biden tells Florida residents he and Vice
02:05President Kamala Harris are with them to rescue, recover and rebuild.
02:10The president also slamming Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for seeking political
02:16gain in a time of crisis.
02:18By falsely saying aid is being diverted from residents.
02:22It's undermining confidence of the people in Florida.
02:25Quite frankly, these lies are un-American.
02:30Though Hurricane Milton has dropped in intensity since making landfall, it remains an extremely
02:35dangerous storm, threatening heavy flooding and strong winds as it continues to move over
02:41Florida.
02:42Alex Chan in Joyston for Taiwan Plus.
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