Hurricane Milton.. Millions of people are without electricity amid great devastation in Florida
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Estimates indicate that the "cleaning" process may take weeks or months
Power outages continued for millions of residents in the US state of Florida, on Friday, more than a day after Hurricane Milton swept through the central part of the state, causing the deaths of at least 16 people, according to Reuters.
It was stated on the website Poweroutage.u.S that power was cut off to more than 3.2 million homes and businesses in Florida on Thursday. At least some of them had been waiting for several days for the return of electricity after Hurricane Helen struck the area about two weeks ago.
The hurricane left great devastation in Florida
Public utility workers repaired downed power lines and damaged cell phone towers, while government agencies and residents worked to remove fallen trees and clean up neighborhoods flooded by torrential rains in cities and towns.
“Destruction I have never witnessed before.Survivors describe what they experienced with the "terrifying" Florida hurricane
Hurricane Milton swept across the coast of Florida on Wednesday night, accompanied by strong winds, heavy rain, and flash floods, beginning a long and extremely harsh night for the residents of an area struck just two weeks ago by another devastating hurricane.
Although Hurricane Milton did not cause sea waters to rise to "catastrophic" levels in the southeastern state of Florida, the cleanup process may take weeks or months.
Marcos Alvarez, an analyst at Morningstar DBR, saidSN Hurricane Milton, the fifth most powerful hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean, could cost insurance companies between $30 and $60 billion.
But this amount is much less than the $100 billion that the company estimated earlier this week, before the hurricane arrived on Wednesday evening, according to Reuters.
Republican candidate in the US presidential elections, Donald Trump, criticized his Democratic rival, Kamla Harris, and President Joe Biden for the way they dealt with the rescue efforts.
He said yesterday, Thursday, that “the federal government did not do what it was supposed to do, especially with regard to the state of North Carolina,” according to the agency.
The authorities are dealing with the damage, conducting an inventory of it, and providing possible assistance to the affected residents
Harris, who says Trump is spreading lies about the government's response, criticized attempts to politicize the issue during an event broadcast on the Univision network on Thursday.
“Unfortunately, we have seen over the past two weeks since Hurricane Helen and now in the wake of Hurricane Milton how people play political games,” she said, without explicitly naming Trump.
The Biden administration said the Federal Emergency Management Agency would need additional funding from Congress, and urged lawmakers, who are currently on recess, to act.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis explained in a press briefing on Thursday that the state had avoided the "worst case scenario" but warned that the damage was still significant.
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