Hurricane Milton, downgraded to Category 1, causes massive evacuations in Florida and severe damage to infrastructure. teleSUR
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00:00On Wednesday night, Hurricane Milton made landfall along the west coast of Florida where
00:05there are more than 1 million people displaced from their homes, more than 2.6 million homes
00:09without electricity, and so far, two confirmed deaths from a tornado that struck prior to
00:14the hurricane.
00:15According to the latest bulletin from the U.S. National Hurricane Center, Milton is
00:18located about 120 kilometers southwest of Orlando, a city of theme parks, and that its
00:25winds, although they have decreased in intensity, are still potentially damaging.
00:30The institution expects the now Category 1 hurricane to move east-northeast at about
00:3526 kilometers per hour across the Florida Peninsula overnight and position itself in
00:40front of the east coast of the state on Thursday.
00:45We're focusing on just recovering, you know, getting help to people that need it.
00:51Again, this community was hit from what the Dopplers are showing.
00:54We got hit the hardest, the quickest.
00:57Again, we say this wasn't expected.
00:59We prepare for things, but you can't expect or do anything when we have multiple tornadoes
01:03touchdown in such a short period of time in our community.
01:07It's just, it's devastating.
01:09There's no words to describe it.