Hurricane Milton Claimed The Lives At Least 16 People

The state is anticipating more casualties as flood waters remain high and people pick up the pieces of debris.

At least 16 deaths have been recorded in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.

Floridians are working to recover after the storm made landfall as a Category 3 before weakening to a Category 1.

Wind gusts of 100 mph were recorded near Tampa. The storm dropped over 8 inches of rain on St. Petersburg alone, representing a more than a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event for the area.

Around 2.5 million customers are still without power.

The state is anticipating more casualties as flood waters remain high and people pick up the pieces of debris.

Hurricane Milton’s path of destruction came just after the state was hit by Hurricane Helene and before residents could even begin recovery from that damage.