Florida braces for Hurricane Milton
Voice of America
A resident boards up his windows in Palm Harbor, Florida, on Oct. 6, 2024, ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected mid-week landfall.
The southeastern U.S. state of Florida is preparing for its largest evacuation since 2017 as Hurricane Milton intensified in the Gulf of Mexico on its path toward Florida’s western coast, coming on the heels of the devastating Hurricane Helene.
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