Hurricane Milton live: At least 5 killed in Florida, 3 million lose power

Hurricane Milton has weakened further and is now a Category 1 hurricane, according to the US National Hurricane Center’s (NHC) latest advisory.
The storm struck Florida as a Category 3 storm late on Wednesday after weakening from a Category 5 storm, leaving more than three million homes and businesses without power and killing at least five people.
Local officials, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, say that flooding has not been as bad as had been feared – but more storm surges are expected on Thursday afternoon, and residents are being told to continue to stay away.
The hurricane pounded cities with ferocious winds and rain, whipping up a barrage of tornadoes and forcing hundreds of thousands of coastal residents to evacuate inland.
The storm came less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit the region, which has not suffered a direct hurricane strike in more than 100 years.