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Conditions have improved since yesterday evening, but there's still a lot of water on the roads, downed trees and electrical lines everywhere,
Several strong tornadoes developed within rainbands associated with Hurricane Milton. This is the first and very preliminary EF rating for one of those tornadoes,
Vice President Harris and I have been in constant contact with the state and local officials. We're offering everything they need,
Biden emphasized on Thursday I spoke with the president this morning,
DeSantis said during one of his round-the-clock briefings Our hearts break for the Floridians who have lost so much,
Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, said in an afternoon briefing from the White House I've been through a lot of storms, but this was the worst one,
We're just glad that our lives weren't taken and that we're okay and that's the main thing,
The tornado came through and picked up my 22-ton motor home and threw it across the yard,
said Bill, 72, expressing "absolute astonishment" at the tornado's power Do I feel lucky? Damn right I do,
said Ralph Burnett, whose house is located just a few hundred feet (dozens of meters) from the decimated Spanish Lakes Country Club neighborhood Former President Trump, get a life, man. Help these people.”
Calling out Trump he said Those who spread such lies undermine confidence in the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts,
Biden stated, ... as reported by USA Today We hope by Saturday more traffic lights will be restored but please only come if you can safely navigate the roads,
The federal government ... has not done what you are supposed to be doing, in particular, with respect to North Carolina,
Sadly, we have seen over the last two weeks, since Hurricane Helene, and now in the immediate aftermath of Milton, where people are playing political games,
she said, without naming Trump There is no question it needs to be a serious wake-up call for everyone in terms of climate change,
she told AFP, surveying the damage Scary and heartbreaking at the same time, to see much damage and all things you really love just gone, but it’s only things and we’re still here,
Hopefully, on January 20th you’re going to have somebody that’s really going to help you and help you like never before,
the former president said, referring to the presidential inauguration date I said ‘it sounds like a train’s coming,’
Katherine, 53, told AFP while out to walk their dog and survey the damage They did find some people just outside dead, in a tree,
We don’t know whether we can come back,
Justino Torres, 58, told AFP shortly after crews evacuated him from a building