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When you can’t afford to flee imminent disaster: The Floridians unable to evacuate before Milton hits. Katie Hawkinson. October 9, 2024 at 1:19 PM. ... Cars drive in Orlando, Florida amid heavy ...
With Milton set to make landfall in Florida either late on Wednesday, Oct. 9, or early Thursday, Oct. 10, more than 5 million people were under either mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders as ...
President Joe Biden told reporters Tuesday that Hurricane Milton could be “one of the worst storms in 100 years” to hit Florida. The president postponed a trip to Germany and Angola this week ...
Reluctance to evacuate. Milton's approach stirred memories of 2017's Hurricane Irma, when about 7 million people were urged to evacuate Florida in an exodus that jammed freeways and clogged gas stations. Some people who left vowed never to evacuate again. By Monday morning, some gas stations in the Fort Myers and Tampa areas had already run out ...
Portions of Universal Orlando Resort will also be closed ahead of Milton’s arrival. Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure and Universal CityWalk will be open until 2 p.m. Wednesday ...
Rich Lorenzen and his son Sam Grande carry their belongings as they prepare to evacuate their home before the arrival of Hurricane Milton, St. Pete Beach, Florida, on October 7.
Ahead of the hurricane, Florida declared a state of emergency in which many coastal residents were ordered to evacuate. Preparations were also undertaken in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The hurricane spawned a deadly tornado outbreak and caused widespread flooding in Florida. As of October 21, 2024, Hurricane Milton killed at least 35 people ...
Universal Orlando announced on Tuesday that it will close its resort at 2 p.m. Wednesday and remain closed through Thursday ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall. The closures will impact ...