The Latest: Residents begin repairing damage from Hurricane Milton, which killed at least 8

Florida residents began repairing damage from Hurricane Milton, which tore through coastal communities, tearing apart homes, flooding streets and spawning deadly tornadoes

Florida residents began repairing damage from Hurricane Milton, which tore through coastal communities, tearing apart homes, flooding streets and creating a deadly tornadoes.

At least eight people were killed, but many expressed relief Milton wasn’t worse.

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The river is 25 miles long and runs from eastern Hillsborough County, east of Tampa, to Tampa Bay.

The sheriff’s office asked people to call 911 if they needed help leaving their home.

Called a few unwanted and destructive guests Helene And Milton have stormed their way into this year’s presidential election.

The back-to-back hurricanes have scrambled the agendas of Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, both of whom spent part of their Thursday answering questions about storm recovery efforts.

The two hurricanes are forcing fundamental questions about who as president could best respond to deadly natural disasters, a once-overlooked issue that has become an increasingly routine part of the job. And just weeks before the November 5 electionthe storms have disrupted the voting mechanism in several key provinces.