Hurricane Milton could be worst to hit Florida in 100 years, Biden says

Summary

Florida is preparing for a second ferocious storm in as many weeks, as category four Hurricane Milton is due to make landfall on Wednesday
Winds of up to 155mph (250km/h) have been recorded on its approach, with President Joe Biden warning the storm could be the worst to hit the US state in a century
He urged those in Milton's path to evacuate immediately and warned it was a matter of "life and death", while Florida's emergencies chief said storm surges are "not survivable" in some areas
The storm comes less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit the Gulf Coast as a category four storm - it killed at least 225 people across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina
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