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Millions in Florida told to leave as Biden makes Hurricane Milton ‘life or death’ warning

USA: MILLIONS of people in Florida are rushing to leave their homes, as Hurricane Milton races towards the state’s west coast, BBC has reported.

US President Joe Biden warned that leaving was a matter of “life and death”, as the state undertakes its largest evacuation effort in years

Milton – a category five storm – is expected to hit the Tampa area tonight, packing ferocious winds of up to 165mph (270km/h).

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Storm surge warnings cover almost the entirety of Florida’s western coast and there are storm warnings across much of the state, including the east coast. An area of coastline between Tampa and Fort Myers.

This storm will track across Florida from west to east. In Orlando and the surrounding area