Hurricane Milton: Tornadoes and flooding kill at least 10 in Florida

Wreaking havoc across Florida, tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton left at least ten people dead, while inundating a major part of the Tampa Bay area.

Teams have made more than 1,000 water rescues.

Florida residents are reeling after Hurricane Milton swept across the state with roaring rains and winds, killing at least 18 people, wrecking more than 100 buildings and causing mass power blackouts.

Millions of people were urged to evacuate ahead of Milton, which slammed into western Florida on Wednesday as a category 3 hurricane, causing more than a dozen deaths, ruined homes, flooding and triggering a rash of destructive tornadoes.