The Devastating Impact
Hurricane Milton has left a trail of devastation in the state of Florida, reaching catastrophic proportions. This natural phenomenon caused power outages affecting more than 3 million people, in addition to causing the loss of at least 10 lives. As residents try to assimilate the arrival of the storm, reports of unusual phenomena emerge, like bizarre purple skies before the storm’s arrival and warning cries from local bird populations. Milton is moving into the Atlantic.
Images shared through social networks show the impact of Hurricane Milton on Florida communities. Homes destroyed and flooded, roofs torn off, cars destroyed and streets turned into rivers, even Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays’ stadium, was left without a roof. These are just some of the consequences that this storm left in its wake in the region.
🇺🇸 | HURACÁN MILTON: El vídeo del dron captura la devastación del huracán Milton en Grove City y Manasota Key, Florida. pic.twitter.com/AKM8MtoO6f
— Alerta News 24 (@AlertaNews24) October 10, 2024
🇺🇸🌀 | Así quedó el estadio de beisbol Tropicana Field, tras el paso de Milton por el aérea de la Bahía de Tampa. pic.twitter.com/e4Ir0GujDo
— UHN PLUS (@UHN_Plus) October 10, 2024
🇺🇸 | HURACÁN MILTON: El paso del huracán inundó Walt Disney World en Orlando. pic.twitter.com/DCwwccSvDH
— Alerta News 24 (@AlertaNews24) October 10, 2024
Face of Survival and Hope
On a lighter note, stories of survival and humanity emerged from the chaos. In particular, a man known as Lieutenant Dan, who ignored evacuation orders to survive the hurricane in his 20-foot boat, managed to raise some $40,000 on the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe. Meanwhile, pop star Taylor Swift made a generous donation of $5 million to the relief effort.
Just went over to check on Lieutenant Dan during a break in the weather – he just cut one of his lines because he said his boat was hitting the wall but he’s ok. pic.twitter.com/ud99i3akbF
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) October 9, 2024