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Joe Biden says Hurricane Milton caused $50bn in damage – live updates

Joe Biden says Hurricane Milton caused $50bn in damage – live updates



US president to visit areas hit by hurricane on Sunday; more than 1,600 people rescued from floods and rubbleTell us: how have you been affected by Hurricane Milton?Hurricane Milton made landfall as a category 3 hurricane on Wednesday night at around 8.30pm near Siesta Key in Florida. For about eight hours, the storm brought intense rainfall, flooding, tornadoes, storm surge and strong winds before moving off over the ocean just north of Cape Canaveral as a category 1 hurricane.Our visual team have put together this visual guide to the damage caused: Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/oct/11/hurricane-milton-live-updates-florida

Author : Anna Betts (now); Hamish Mackay and Amy Sedghi (earlier)

Publish date : 2024-10-11 18:29:22

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