Hurricane Milton hits Florida. About three million homes are without power

Hurricane Milton reached the west coast of Florida near the barrier island of Siesta Key in the Gulf of Mexico in Sarasota County on October 9 at about 8:30 pm local time and began to move northeast, crossing the state.

At the moment of reaching the coast, the hurricane's severity category was lowered from the initial highest category five to category three. US President Joe Biden said that Milton will nevertheless be one of the most destructive hurricanes to hit Florida in the last century, and urged local residents to listen to local authorities and follow all instructions. The day before the hurricane arrived, Biden canceled a visit to Berlin, where he was supposed to meet with the leaders of Germany, France, and Great Britain, as well as with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Hurricane Milton is approaching Florida. It will pass near the Tampa Bay metropolitan area with a population of more than three million people. Main

Later, the center of the hurricane moved towards Orlando, and its severity category was reduced to the first. The wind speed weakened and amounted to about 145 kilometers per hour.

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