Hurricane Milton, live: deaths from the cyclone in Florida increase to ten

Hurricane Milton is already hitting central Florida with torrential rains and strong gusts of windafter having made landfall on the west coast of a state where there are more than a million people displaced from their homes, more than 2.6 million homes without electricity and so far two confirmed deaths.

This is how Hurricane Milton advances, EarthCam live feed from Florida:

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12:30 pm Milton’s death toll increases to ten

The deaths from Milton in Florida increase to at least ten, five of them due to tornadoes that occurred before the arrival of the hurricane, which still threatens the southeastern United States with storm surges.

Five deaths have been confirmed so far in St. Lucie County on Florida’s east coast, where “fast-spinning tornadoes” made landfall before Milton arrived.

Volusia County Sheriff Michael J. Chitwood confirmed the deaths of three more people in that eastern region of the state.

Two other deaths occurred in St. Petersburg, on Florida’s west coast, where Milton made landfall Wednesday night.

7:35 am The number of fatalities during Hurricane Milton increases to four

Four people died due to the tornadoes that occurred before Hurricane Milton arrived in the United States.

6:57 am More than three million homes in Florida are without power

More than three million Florida homes are without electricity due to the passage of Milton, a weakened hurricane to Category 1 but still very dangerous, which has caused heavy flooding in this state in the southeastern United States that was still recovering from the disaster caused by Cyclone Helene two weeks ago.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday (00:30 GMT) that Milton made landfall “near Siesta Key in Sarasota County,” on the west coast of Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane on a scale of 5. During the night, extreme winds of up to 165 km/h were recorded, according to NHC data.

Tornadoes were even spotted on the state’s east coast, the Weather Channel reported.

6:33 am Satellite captured Hurricane Milton

5:37 am Videos of Hurricane Milton in Florida

As if it were an apocalyptic movie, Videos on social media show how the gusts of wind and intense rains from Hurricane Milton knocked down palm trees and bridges.

4:38 am Milton approaches Cape Canaveral with winds of up to 135 kilometers per hour

The destroyer Hurricane Milton is approaching Cape Canaveral, the main center of space activities, and is at a distance of 20 kilometersaccording to the latest data provided by the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), with maximum sustained winds of 134 kilometers per hour.

The hurricane is moving at 30 kilometers per hour and the distance to the east of the city of Orlando, known for its theme parks, is currently about 55 kilometers, after hitting last night as a category 1 – on the Saffir-Simpson scale (of 5)- the west coast of the state of Florida, in the United States.

4:20 am Hurricane Milton leaves two people dead

The authorities said that At least two people were killed by a cyclone-related tornado in a retirement community in St. Lucie County on Florida’s west coast.

According to the latest bulletin from the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), Milton is located about 120 kilometers (75 miles) southwest of Orlando, the city of theme parks, and its winds have weakened to 165 km/ h (100 miles per hour), although they are still potentially harmful.

The hurricane made landfall on Siesta Key, on the west coast of Florida, south of the city of Tampa, at 8:30 p.m. local time (00:30 GMT), with winds of up to 205 kilometers per hour (120 miles). , that is, with category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale (out of 5).

The NHC predicts that Milton, now a category one, moving in an east-northeast direction at a speed of about 26 km / h (16 miles per hour), will cross the Florida peninsula during the night (local time) and will be located off the state’s east coast on Thursday.