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Hurricane Milton

The hurricane, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm, unleashed wind, flooding and heavy rain as it moved east over the US state of Florida.

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A man enters his destroyed home after a tornado hit the area as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Florida
Image: Ricardo Arduengo/REUTERS

The storm made landfall near Tampa Bay, a city on the Gulf of Mexico, on Wednesday evening before heading east over the state and out into the Atlantic Ocean. More than 3 million homes and businesses were still without power on Thursday.

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