Hurricane Milton is approaching the coast of the US state of Florida. The hurricane has suddenly strengthened into a category five hurricane.
Hurricane Milton, approaching the US state of Florida from the Gulf of Mexico, has suddenly strengthened into a category five hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center says.
A hurricane causes storm winds of up to 250 kilometers per hour. Reported about it including NPR.
President Joe Biden has declared Florida state of emergency to boost evacuation efforts on the state’s west coast. Governor Ron DeSantis has frozen road tolls so that people traveling by car can escape the path of the storm more smoothly.
The hurricane is expected to hit Florida by Wednesday at the latest.