{"id":113823,"date":"2024-10-13T22:44:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T15:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113823"},"modified":"2024-10-13T22:44:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T15:44:59","slug":"hurricane-milton-live-updates-biden-visits-hard-hit-communities-in-florida-as-power-outages-continue-in-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113823","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Milton live updates: Biden visits hard-hit communities in Florida as power outages continue in Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"sc-chxdj2-0 iHMZLy\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN sc-1balrqd-0 dYEbUZ\"><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">CNN host gets hit by flying debris live on air while covering Hurricane Milton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"nsc-wrapper-support-us\">\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-0 hyYaof\">\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-1 iKVFei\">\n<h3 data-testid=\"support-nsc-title\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-2 hpIzjT\">Your support helps us to tell the story<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-10 bITOqV\">\n<p><button class=\"sc-16ay7ps-4 jyAPhF sc-16ay7ps-18 fYdfHH\" on=\"tap:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: true})\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-8 kDWcOx\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-7 fiytbn\">Read more<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 bNRJWU sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-16ay7ps-5 jJxovk\"><use href=\"#d5d9764c65d2cfa2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-13 gXLOOd\"><amp-accordion animate=\"\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-container\" i-amphtml-layout=\"container\"><\/p>\n<section on=\"expand:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: true});collapse:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: false})\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-15 jDMrmT\">\n<h4 class=\"sc-16ay7ps-16 jIIEto\"\/>\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-17 kWRxfA\">\n<p data-testid=\"support-nsc-collapsed-content\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-9 blNIe\">This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support allows us to keep sending journalists to the story.<\/p>\n<p>The Independent is trusted by 27 million Americans from across the entire political spectrum every month. Unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock you out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. But quality journalism must still be paid for.<\/p>\n<p><b>Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-16ay7ps-4 jyAPhF sc-16ay7ps-19 gFvbjS\" on=\"tap:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: false})\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-8 kDWcOx\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-7 fiytbn\">Close<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 bNRJWU sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-16ay7ps-5 sc-16ay7ps-6 jJxovk cOIZLt\"><use href=\"#d5d9764c65d2cfa2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/amp-accordion><button class=\"sc-16ay7ps-4 jyAPhF sc-16ay7ps-20 egbBIr\" on=\"tap:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: true})\" true=\"\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-8 kDWcOx\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-7 fiytbn\">Read more<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 bNRJWU sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-16ay7ps-5 jJxovk\"><use href=\"#d5d9764c65d2cfa2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><button class=\"sc-16ay7ps-4 jyAPhF sc-16ay7ps-20 egbBIr\" on=\"tap:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: false})\" false=\"\" supportnscampaccordion=\"=\" null=\"\" hidden=\"\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-8 kDWcOx\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-7 fiytbn\">Close<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 bNRJWU sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-16ay7ps-5 sc-16ay7ps-6 jJxovk cOIZLt\"><use href=\"#d5d9764c65d2cfa2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden is visiting Florida today to tour communities impacted by Hurricane Milton.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, the president is expected to announce more than $600m in funding for projects for electric grid resilience, to help the state become better equipped to deal with future storms.<\/p>\n<p>With the storm also impacting fuel delivery, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the state is also offering free gasoline at state fuel depots.<\/p>\n<p>So far, at least 17 people have been confirmed dead as a result of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/hurricane-milton-landfall-tampa-livefeed-b2626951.html\">Hurricane Milton, <\/a>which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/travel\/news-and-advice\/hurricane-milton-disney-world-ai-images-russia-b2627808.html\">made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane <\/a>on Wednesday night, spawning dozens of tornadoes, 28ft waves, strong winds, heavy rainfall, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/hurricane-milton-florida-meteorologist-breaks-down-live-b2625638.html\">devastating storm surge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Six people in St Lucie County retirement village were killed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/ap-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-hurricane-ian-tampa-bay-midwest-b2626930.html\">tornadoes brought on by the hurricane<\/a> after a dozen twisters spawned in the region within 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>While Floridians return home to survey the damage to their communities, officials are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/water.noaa.gov\/gauges\/TRBF1\">warning<\/a> that major flooding could still hit north of Tampa.<\/p>\n<p>As of Sunday morning, more than 900,000 homes were <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\">still without power<\/a> in Florida, with those in the west-central region the worst impacted. Damage from the storm is estimated to have cost upwards of $160bn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-2cwogs-0 hWexIG\">\n<aside class=\"sc-2cwogs-1 fpMFoj js-key-points\">\n<h2>Key points<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<p><amp-live-list id=\"ae269cbc-5ffa-4d14-8f23-50c2db663c8b\" class=\"amp-live-list i-amphtml-layout-container\" data-max-items-per-page=\"10\" i-amphtml-layout=\"container\"><button class=\"sc-2cwogs-4 iXqLyU\" update=\"\" on=\"tap:ae269cbc-5ffa-4d14-8f23-50c2db663c8b.update\">Show latest update <span class=\"sc-14ov20w-0 XoJpW\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"> <path d=\"M17.65 6.35C16.2 4.9 14.21 4 12 4c-4.42 0-7.99 3.58-7.99 8s3.57 8 7.99 8c3.73 0 6.84-2.55 7.73-6h-2.08c-.82 2.33-3.04 4-5.65 4-3.31 0-6-2.69-6-6s2.69-6 6-6c1.66 0 3.14.69 4.22 1.78L13 11h7V4l-2.35 2.35z\"\/> <\/svg> <\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div items=\"\"><span data-index=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1728829340000\" data-update-time=\"1728829340000\" id=\"post-1782620\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-0 dhFJPg\"><a href=\"#post-1782620\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-1 iHqCeJ\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2024-10-13T14:30:36.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1728829836<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-2 krSecF\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-7 liBNlW\">900k still without power in Florida<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>Four days after Milton smashed into Florida as a Category 3 hurricane, more than 900,000 homes are still in the dark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>As of around 11am ET Sunday morning, 944,000 customers were without power in the Sunshine State, according to Poweroutage.us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>In hard-hit Pinellas County, around half were still in the midst of a power outage (281,000 out of 567,000 customers).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-3 VdVzT\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-5 huODBQ\">Rachel Sharp<\/span><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-6 yaJLW\">13 October 2024 15:30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-index=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1728826533000\" data-update-time=\"1728826533000\" id=\"post-1782439\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-0 dhFJPg\"><a href=\"#post-1782439\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-1 iHqCeJ\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2024-10-13T13:35:33.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1728826533<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-2 krSecF\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-7 liBNlW\">Biden is visiting Florida today to tour areas impacted by Hurricane Milton<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>President Joe Biden is visiting Florida today to tour areas impacted by Hurricane Milton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>The president will make a first stop in hard-hit Tampa, before taking an aerial tour of affected areas en route to St. Petersburg, Florida. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>After, the White House said Biden will receive an operational briefing with federal, state, and local officials, in St. Pete Beach before meeting with first responders and local residents. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>Biden will then deliver remarks where he is expected to announce more than $600m in funding for projects for electric grid resilience, to help the state be better equipped to deal with future storms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-3 VdVzT\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-5 huODBQ\">Rachel Sharp<\/span><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-6 yaJLW\">13 October 2024 14:35<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-index=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1728791060000\" data-update-time=\"1728791060000\" id=\"post-1782080\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-0 dhFJPg\"><a href=\"#post-1782080\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-1 iHqCeJ\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2024-10-13T13:00:00.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1728824400<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-2 krSecF\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-7 liBNlW\">A very different view of Milton \u2014 from space<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>Before Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, astronauts board the International Space Station got a view of it from space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>Here\u2019s a time lapse from NASA\u2019s Matthew Dominick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-3 VdVzT\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-5 huODBQ\">Josh Marcus<\/span><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-6 yaJLW\">13 October 2024 14:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-index=\"3\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1728790808000\" data-update-time=\"1728790808000\" id=\"post-1782079\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-0 dhFJPg\"><a href=\"#post-1782079\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-1 iHqCeJ\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2024-10-13T11:30:00.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1728819000<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-2 krSecF\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-7 liBNlW\">Back-to-back storms leaves Siesta Key resident with \u2018PTSD&#8217;<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>A Tennessee couple who relocated to Florida\u2019s Siesta Key during the pandemic says since 2020 they\u2019ve had to endure constant flooding since.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>Lance and Nichol Fountaine <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/news\/2024\/10\/12\/siesta-key-flooding-has-couple-contemplating-leaving-island\/75628897007\/\">told<\/a> <em>USA Today<\/em> their home has flooded six times in 14 months, most recently with Hurricane Milton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m done,\u201d Nichol said. \u201cI love it, I\u2019ll visit it but I don\u2019t want to live it anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t keep throwing money into it and expecting different results,\u201d she added, calling it the \u201cdefinition of insanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-3 VdVzT\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-5 huODBQ\">Josh Marcus<\/span><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-6 yaJLW\">13 October 2024 12:30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-index=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1728790382000\" data-update-time=\"1728790382000\" id=\"post-1782078\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-0 dhFJPg\"><a href=\"#post-1782078\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-1 iHqCeJ\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2024-10-13T10:00:00.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1728813600<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-2 krSecF\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-7 liBNlW\">Florida hotels slammed as evacuees yield to repair workers<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>Hotels across Florida are reportedly near capacity, as repair crews and relief workers flood the state after Hurricane Milton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen workers from Alabama, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and even the Orlando area,\u201d one hotel general manager <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/weather\/hurricane\/2024\/10\/12\/hurricane-milton-evacuees-make-room-for-recovery-workers-at-hotesl\/75648557007\/\">told<\/a> the <em>Pensacola News Journal<\/em>. \u201cThey started coming in Tuesday night and we\u2019re sold out of rooms until Oct. 19.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-3 VdVzT\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-5 huODBQ\">Josh Marcus<\/span><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-6 yaJLW\">13 October 2024 11:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-index=\"5\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1728790216000\" data-update-time=\"1728790216000\" id=\"post-1782077\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-0 dhFJPg\"><a href=\"#post-1782077\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-1 iHqCeJ\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2024-10-13T08:33:00.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1728808380<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-2 krSecF\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-7 liBNlW\">Pictures show damage on key near where Milton made landfall<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>Residents were permitted on Saturday to return to eastern Florida\u2019s Manasota Key, a barrier island not far from where Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>Here are some of the scenes that greeted them, courtesy of WINK News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-3 VdVzT\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-5 huODBQ\">Josh Marcus<\/span><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-6 yaJLW\">13 October 2024 09:33<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-index=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1728789999000\" data-update-time=\"1728789999000\" id=\"post-1782076\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-0 dhFJPg\"><a href=\"#post-1782076\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-1 iHqCeJ\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2024-10-13T06:59:42.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1728802782<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-2 krSecF\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-7 liBNlW\">How one organization is helping out in Florida: Free BBQ<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>A Missouri-based nonprofit is sprining into action in Florida to distribute free barbecue meals in the city of St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>Operation BBQ Reflief handed out box after box of BBQ pork meals to the hard-hit city on Florida\u2019s eastern coast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-3 VdVzT\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-5 huODBQ\">Josh Marcus<\/span><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-6 yaJLW\">13 October 2024 07:59<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-index=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1728791907000\" data-update-time=\"1728791907000\" id=\"post-1782082\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-0 dhFJPg\"><a href=\"#post-1782082\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-1 iHqCeJ\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2024-10-13T06:15:42.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1728800142<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-2 krSecF\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-7 liBNlW\">Trump threatens to withhold disaster aid during California rally<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>Florida\u2019s back-to-back hurricanes are a reminder of the kind of threat extreme weather poses to the U.S., one that likely only get worse due to the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>At a recent rally in California, Donald Trump suggested disaster aid might be conditional on a state\u2019s politics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-3 VdVzT\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-5 huODBQ\">Josh Marcus<\/span><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-6 yaJLW\">13 October 2024 07:15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-index=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1728789780000\" data-update-time=\"1728789780000\" id=\"post-1782075\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-0 dhFJPg\"><a href=\"#post-1782075\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-1 iHqCeJ\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2024-10-13T05:33:42.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1728797622<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-2 krSecF\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-7 liBNlW\">More than 1,000 rescued in aftermath of Milton<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>More than 1,000 people have been rescued in Florida as of Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, according to governor Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>\u201cFortunately we never had the 15- to 20- feet storm surge, but still, rising waters, very dangerous, and these guys have sprung into action,\u201d the governor <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/10\/12\/hurricane-milton-updates-saturday\/75644638007\/\">said<\/a> at a public briefing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-3 VdVzT\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-5 huODBQ\">Josh Marcus<\/span><span class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-6 yaJLW\">13 October 2024 06:33<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-index=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-sort-time=\"1728791514000\" data-update-time=\"1728791514000\" id=\"post-1782081\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-0 dhFJPg\"><a href=\"#post-1782081\" class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-1 iHqCeJ\"><amp-timeago layout=\"fixed-height\" height=\"20\" datetime=\"2024-10-13T04:45:42.000Z\" locale=\"en\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fixed-height i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" style=\"height:20px;\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fixed-height\">1728794742<\/amp-timeago><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-2 krSecF\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-1rl7ub7-7 liBNlW\">Election officials warn that hurricanes could disrupt 2024 ballots<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>A pair of disastrous hurricanes could upend the upcoming 2024 election, according to officials in North Carolina and Florida.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>\u201cI speak for my colleagues around the state: It\u2019s a rather simple formula \u2013 it\u2019s hunker down, survive, and then we have to assess where we are with damages and make it work,\u201d Brian Corley, the supervisor of elections in Florida\u2019s Pasco County, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/12\/politics\/helene-milton-early-voting-north-carolina-florida-south-carolina\/index.html\">told<\/a> CNN.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1ublf85-1 kglkgN\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got precincts that are 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