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At least four killed as Florida begins to assess Hurricane Milton destruction
State battered by category 3 storm overnight, leaving more than 3.4m homes and businesses without power
At least four people were confirmed killed on Thursday as Florida began to assess the damage from Hurricane Milton, a category 3 storm that caused extensive property damage across the state and left more than 3.4m homes and businesses without power.
Authorities said the fatalities were in a senior community in St Lucie county that was struck by a tornado formed in Milton’s outer bands. The tornado happened before the hurricane made landfall near Sarasota on Florida’s western coast on Wednesday evening.
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