Hurricane Milton, a powerful category 3 storm, made landfall near siesta key, Florida, on October 9th, 2024. It caused significant destruction with winds reaching 120 mph and widespread flooding. The storm forced the evacuation of over a million residents and left millions without power. Coastal areas were particularly hard-hit, with storm surges and tornados making even more damage. The cleanup is expected to take months, and federal agencies, including FEMA, are providing assistance for recovery efforts. The economic toll is expected to be in the billions, with major infrastructure damage to homes, businesses, and utilities. Seventeen tragedies have been found from the hurricane, entire neighborhoods have been flooded, and crops were ruined. The damage from the hurricane has left many people homeless and displaced, the initial recovery efforts are focusing on restoring power, clearing debris, and assisting those affected through emergency relief operations.

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This isn’t the worst hurricane that we have seen, Florida is focusing on restoring power and finding people places to live this week (October 14 – 22).

The problem isn’t just Milton, Hurricane Helene is also a problem, Helene is a category 4 hurricane. Noah, what do you think about Hurricane Milton? “Hurricane Milton sounds pretty serious but we’ve seen worse. I believe America will easily be able to stop the hurricane and restore any damages.”

Brayden, what do you think about hurricane Milton and the storms in Florida? “I think that it’s pretty sickening that mother nature is doing this to us. The fact that there’s more than one hurricane and more to come scares me.”