At least 16 people are dead as a result of Hurricane Milton, officials told CBS News.
Florida residents repaired damage from and cleaned up debris Friday after the storm smashed through coastal communities and tore homes to pieces, flooded streets and spawned a barrage of . At least 16 deaths are linked to the storm, officials told CBS News.
Arriving just two weeks after the devastating Hurricane Helene, the system flooded barrier islands, tore the roof off the and toppled a construction crane. have been conducted across the area.
Tampa evacuee Lillian Bicart, 80, told “CBS Mornings” that flooding severely damaged her home.
“I have to sit down and think what I’m going to do, because I lose everything, everything too wet”, Bicart said. “I never think about this. This is a bad dream, very bad.”
Tornadoes also left a swath of damage across Central and Southern Florida.
“Even with the hurricanes, it’s never been this bad ever”, Jashanti Williams, whose family hid in the bathroom as the tornadoes ripped through the neighborhood, told “CBS Mornings.”
As residents assessed damage to their property, over 2.
