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PHOTOS: Hurricane Milton causes widespread damage, at least 4 deaths in Florida


Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm around 8:30 p.m. near Siesta Key, Fla. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. At least four people have died from the storm, with millions at risk of flash and river flooding. A record number of tornados also caused widespread damage as the hurricane barreled into the state.

The Ponce De Leon Hotel sign fell to the ground after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in St Petersburg. (Lauren Peace/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

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The Ponce De Leon Hotel sign fell to the ground after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in St Petersburg.

Residents are rescued from an apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from and overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida. Hurricane Milton felled trees, tore roofs off buildings, and flooded streets, leaving residents of the Florida coast surveying a trail of destruction on October 10, 2024, in a state still reeling from another massive storm two weeks earlier. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

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Residents are rescued from an apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from an overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024, in Fla. Hurricane Milton felled trees, tore roofs off buildings, and flooded streets, leaving residents of the Florida coast surveying a trail of destruction on Oct. 10, 2024, in a state still reeling from another massive storm two weeks earlier.

A drone image shows the dome of Tropicana Field which has been torn open due to Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least four people were confirmed killed as a result of two tornadoes triggered by Hurricane Milton on the east coast of the US state of Florida, local authorities said Thursday. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

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A drone image shows the dome of Tropicana Field, which has been torn open due to Hurricane Milton, in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Oct. 10, 2024. At least four people were confirmed killed as a result of two tornadoes triggered by Hurricane Milton on the east coast of Florida, local authorities said Thursday.

First responders in the water outside an apartment complex that was flooded from and overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Clearwater, Florida. At least four people were confirmed killed as a result of two tornadoes triggered by Hurricane Milton on the east coast of the US state of Florida, local authorities said Thursday. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

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First responders in the water outside an apartment complex that was flooded from an overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024, in Clearwater, Fla.

Residents are rescued from an their second story apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from and overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida. At least four people were confirmed killed as a result of two tornadoes triggered by Hurricane Milton on the east coast of the US state of Florida, local authorities said Thursday. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

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Residents are rescued from their second-story apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from an overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024, in Fla.

SIESTA KEY, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 10: Gulf Search and Rescue team members discuss plans at a police blockade near a bridge to Siesta Key in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 near Siesta Key, Florida. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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Gulf Search and Rescue team members discuss plans at a police blockade near a bridge to Siesta Key in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024, near Siesta Key, Fla.

A vehicule is stranded on a water-flooded street after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Brandon, Florida on October 9, 2024. Milton made landfall in Florida October 9, 2024 as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 hurricane, packing life-threatening storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. "Data indicate the eye of Hurricane Milton has made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County along the west coast of Florida," the NHC said in an 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Thursday) bulletin. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)

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A vehicle is stranded on a water-flooded street after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Brandon, Fla. on Oct. 9, 2024. Milton made landfall as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane, packing life-threatening storm surges, extreme winds and flash flooding, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. “Data indicate the eye of Hurricane Milton has made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County along the west coast of Florida,” the NHC said in an 8:30 p.m. bulletin.

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 10: A crane sits on the street after crashing down into the building housing the Tampa Bay Times offices after the arrival of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Milton, which comes just after the recent catastrophic Hurricane Helene, landed into Florida's Gulf Coast late Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm causing extensive flooding and damage. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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A crane sits on the street after crashing down into the building housing the Tampa Bay Times offices after the arrival of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

A house loses its awning after Hurricane Milton on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Tampa. (Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

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A house loses its awning after Hurricane Milton on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Tampa, Fla.

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 10: A crane sits on the street after crashing down into the building housing the Tampa Bay Times offices after the arrival of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Milton, which comes just after the recent catastrophic Hurricane Helene, landed into Florida's Gulf Coast late Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm causing extensive flooding and damage. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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A crane sits on the street after crashing down into the building housing the Tampa Bay Times offices after the arrival of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

A tree falls on the sidewalk in downtown in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Tampa. (Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

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A tree falls on the sidewalk downtown in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Tampa, Fla.

Debris along Commonwealth Drive clogs the roadway after Hurricane Milton made landfall nearby Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in Siesta Key, Fla. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

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Debris along Commonwealth Drive clogs the roadway after Hurricane Milton made landfall nearby Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Siesta Key, Fla.

Residents are rescued from an their second story apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from and overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida. Hurricane Milton felled trees, tore roofs off buildings, and flooded streets, leaving residents of the Florida coast surveying a trail of destruction on October 10, 2024, in a state still reeling from another massive storm two weeks earlier. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

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Residents are rescued from their second-story apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from an overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024, in Fla.

An aerial view of Tropicana Field's shredded roof in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla., in the wake of Hurricane Milton early Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

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An aerial view of Tropicana Field’s shredded roof in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla., in the wake of Hurricane Milton early Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

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