In photos: Hurricane Milton leaves trail of destruction in march across Florida
Hurricane Milton marched across Florida on Thursday after making landfall on the state’s west coast hours earlier, whipping up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and knocking out power to nearly 2 million customers.
Kids walk in the flooded streets of the Southeast Seminole Heights section of Tampa due to Hurricane Milton.BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images
A rescue boat moves in flood waters at an apartment complex in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Clearwater.Mike Stewart/The Associated Press
Employees collect some of their belongings from a beauty salon that was destroyed by the intense tornado that hit Cocoa Beach, Florida.GIORGIO VIERA/AFP/Getty Images
Lee County Sheriff deputies ride in an amphibious vehicle to look for residents stranded in Iona, Florida.Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters
Volusia Sheriff's Special Ops team members rescue residents after Hurricane Milton flooded the area in South Daytona.Nadia Zomorodian/News-Journal/Reuters
Storm damage to beachside property in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Venice, Florida.Sean Rayford/Getty Images
Residents talk to a motorist on a street littered with storm debris from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton in Venice.Sean Rayford/Getty Images
A drone image shows the dome of Tropicana Field which has been torn open due to Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg.BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images
An aerial view shows a person walking on a flooded street in Punta Gorda, Florida.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Damage to a home after a tornado ripped through The Preserve development as Hurricane Milton tracked across Florida, in Wellington.GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST/Reuters
A collapsed construction crane that fell on the building that also hosts the offices of the Tampa Bay Times in St. Petersburg.Octavio Jones/Reuters
A construction crane fell over into an office building that houses the Tampa Bay Times headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida.The Associated Press
Residents are rescued from an their second story apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from Hurricane Milton.BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images
A woman walks along a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Osprey, Florida.Sean Rayford/Getty Images
Storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Osprey, Florida.Sean Rayford/Getty Images
A drone view shows a bulldozer removing debris from a road after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Matlacha, Florida.Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters
High water is seen on Hillsborough street in the aftermath of hurricane Milton in Tampa, Florida.Mike Stewart/The Associated Press
A fallen traffic light near a police car, after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, in Orlando.Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters
Residents being rescued from their apartment complex in Clearwater, Florida after flooding due to Hurricane Milton.BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images
Residents are rescued from an their second story apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from Hurricane Milton.BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images
A truck drives through a flooded neighbourhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore in Punta Gorda, Florida.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Boats rest in a yard after they were washed ashore when Hurricane Milton passed through the area in Punta Gorda, Florida.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Max Watts, of Buford, Ga., checks on a trailer parked outside the hotel where he is riding out Hurricane Milton in Tampa.Julio Cortez/The Associated Press
Chris Nation, of Commerce, Ga., climbs a tree to watch storm while hanging out with coworkers outside the hotel in Tampa.Julio Cortez/The Associated Press
An American flag waves as Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Orlando.Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters
Wind and rain batter the area from Hurricane Milton in Sarasota, Florida.Sean Rayford/Getty Images
Boats are washed ashore from when Hurricane Milton passed through the area in Punta Gorda, Florida.Joe Raedle/Getty Images