Through the lens: The impact of Hurricane Milton - WMNF 88.5 FM

Posted on October 11, 2024 • by Staff

ST PETE BEACH, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media after a tour of the damage caused by Hurricane Milton on October 13, 2024 in St Pete Beach, Florida. Biden visited the area as it deals with back-to-back hurricanes that have caused extensive damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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TOPSHOT – A crane that collapsed into a building is seen in downtown St. Petersburg due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida. At least four people were confirmed killed as a result of two tornadoes triggered by Hurricane Milton on the east coast of the US state of Florida, local authorities said Thursday. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

A damaged mobile home park after Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, US, on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. As skies began to clear across Florida Thursday, they offered a first glimpse of Hurricane Milton’s devastating toll millions without power, crops damaged, homes destroyed and at least 10 people dead. Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A damaged mobile home park after Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, US, on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. As skies began to clear across Florida Thursday, they offered a first glimpse of Hurricane Milton’s devastating toll millions without power, crops damaged, homes destroyed and at least 10 people dead. Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Customers at a restaurant after Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, US, on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. As skies began to clear across Florida Thursday, they offered a first glimpse of Hurricane Milton’s devastating toll millions without power, crops damaged, homes destroyed and at least 10 people dead. Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A restaurant damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton in St. Pete Beach, Florida, US, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Hurricane Milton’s devastating path across Florida has left at least 10 dead, millions without power, and destroyed homes and crops, as authorities warn it could take days to assess the full extent of the damages. Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Workers at a local cafe provide a free brunch after Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, US, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Hurricane Milton’s devastating path across Florida has left at least 10 dead, millions without power, and destroyed homes and crops, as authorities warn it could take days to assess the full extent of the damages. Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Workers at a local cafe provide a free brunch after Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, US, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Hurricane Milton’s devastating path across Florida has left at least 10 dead, millions without power, and destroyed homes and crops, as authorities warn it could take days to assess the full extent of the damages. Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A damaged boat after Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, US, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Hurricane Milton’s devastating path across Florida has left at least 10 dead, millions without power, and destroyed homes and crops, as authorities warn it could take days to assess the full extent of the damages. Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A downed tree and blocked-in vehicle after hurricanes Helene and Milton in St. Pete Beach, Florida, US, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Hurricane Milton’s devastating path across Florida has left at least 10 dead, millions without power, and destroyed homes and crops, as authorities warn it could take days to assess the full extent of the damages. Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Tall sand dunes after hurricanes Helene and Milton in St. Pete Beach, Florida, US, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Hurricane Milton’s devastating path across Florida has left at least 10 dead, millions without power, and destroyed homes and crops, as authorities warn it could take days to assess the full extent of the damages. Photographer: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images

ST PETE BEACH, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media after a tour of the damage caused by Hurricane Milton on October 13, 2024 in St Pete Beach, Florida. Biden visited the area as it deals with back-to-back hurricanes that have caused extensive damage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

VENICE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 11: An airplane is flipped upside down at the Venice Municipal Airport after Hurricane Milton passed through the area on October 11, 2024, in Venice, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

PORT CHARLOTTE – OCTOBER 10: A boat rests on a road after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10, 2024, in Port Charlotte, Florida. The storm came ashore as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

People paddle down a flooded street in South Daytona, Florida, following the passage of Hurricane Milton on October 11, 2024. The death toll from Hurricane Milton rose to at least 16 on Friday, officials in Florida said, as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives and homes back together. Nearly 2.5 million households and businesses were still without power, and some areas in the path cut through the Sunshine State by the monster storm from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean remained flooded. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)

NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 11: People walk through a flooded street from the rising Anclote River as Florida tries to recover from Hurricane Milton on October 11, 2024 in New Port Richey, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, causing extensive flooding and damage throughout Florida’s Gulf Coast. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Neighbours distribute food to others in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 11, 2024. The death toll from Hurricane Milton has risen to at least 16, officials in Florida said October 11, 2024, and millions were still without power as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives back together. More than two million households and businesses were still without power, officials said, and some areas in the path that the monster storm blasted through the state remained flooded. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

National Guard soldiers distribute food and water to residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Tampa, Florida, on October 11, 2024. The death toll from Hurricane Milton has risen to at least 16, officials in Florida said October 11, 2024, and millions were still without power as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives back together. More than two million households and businesses were still without power, officials said, and some areas in the path that the monster storm blasted through the state remained flooded. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

Heavy traffic moves along Interstate 4 on the Orlando-Tampa route in Florida heading towards Tampa on October 11, 2024. The death toll from Hurricane Milton rose to at least 16 on Friday, officials in Florida said, as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives and homes back together. Nearly 2.5 million households and businesses were still without power, and some areas in the path cut through the Sunshine State by the monster storm from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean remained flooded. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

PUNTA GORDA – OCTOBER 10: In this aerial view, boats are washed ashore from when Hurricane Milton passed through the area on October 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

TOPSHOT – First responders in the water outside an apartment complex that was flooded from and overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Clearwater, Florida. At least four people were confirmed killed as a result of two tornadoes triggered by Hurricane Milton on the east coast of the US state of Florida, local authorities said Thursday. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT – A drone image shows people walking though flooded streets in Tampa due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida. Hurricane Milton tore a coast-to-coast path of destruction across the US state of Florida, whipping up a spate of deadly tornadoes that left at least four people dead, but avoiding the catastrophic devastation officials had feared. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT – A resident tows an air mattress with people on it through flooded streets in Tampa due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida. Hurricane Milton tore a coast-to-coast path of destruction across the US state of Florida, whipping up a spate of deadly tornadoes that left at least four people dead, but avoiding the catastrophic devastation officials had feared. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT – A drone image of a Sheriff’s Department vehicle moving through flooded streets in Tampa due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Florida. Hurricane Milton tore a coast-to-coast path of destruction across the US state of Florida, whipping up a spate of deadly tornadoes that left at least four people dead, but avoiding the catastrophic devastation officials had feared. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

CLEARWATER, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: Cars are flooded in an apartment complex after the arrival of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Clearwater, Florida. Milton, which comes just after the recent catastrophic Hurricane Helene, landed into Florida’s Gulf Coast late Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm causing extensive flooding and damage. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

TOPSHOT – Water begins to recede from flooded streets in Tampa, Florida, due to Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024. Hurricane Milton tore a coast-to-coast path of destruction across the US state of Florida, whipping up a spate of deadly tornadoes that left at least four people dead, but avoiding the catastrophic devastation officials had feared. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT – An aerial view shows destruction at the Spanish Lakes country club in Fort Pierce, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by John Falchetto / AFP) (Photo by JOHN FALCHETTO/AFP via Getty Images)

ST PETERSBURG – OCTOBER 10: In this aerial view, the roof of Tropicana Field is seen in tatters after Hurricane Milton destroyed it as the storm passed through the area on October 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

ST PETERSBURG – OCTOBER 10: In this aerial view, the roof of Tropicana Field is seen in tatters after Hurricane Milton destroyed it as the storm passed through the area on October 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

TOPSHOT – The MidFlorida Amphitheater’s roof lies partially collapsed in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Tampa Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT – In this aerial photo, a vehicle drives though a flooded street after Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said October 10, 2024, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT – A flooded street with debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, in Siesta Key, Florida, on October 10, 2024. At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said October 10, 2024, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 10: A photograph sits among storm debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on October 10, 2024 in Englewood, Florida. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

VENICE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 11: In an aerial view, beach sand is seen almost to the rooftop of a building after Hurricane Milton passed through the area on October 11, 2024, in Venice, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 11: A family embraces near rising waters from the Anclote River as Florida tries to recover from Hurricane Milton on October 11, 2024 in New Port Richey, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, causing extensive flooding and damage throughout Florida’s Gulf Coast. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

MANASOTA KEY, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 11: Mason Barthlow looks at a building covered in beach sand at the Seafarer Beach Resort after Hurricane Milton passed through the area on October 11, 2024, in Manasota, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

TOPSHOT – Debris is seen in front of the Thunderbird Beach Resort in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Treasure Island, Florida, on October 11, 2024. The death toll from Hurricane Milton has risen to at least 16, officials in Florida said October 11, 2024, and millions were still without power as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives back together. More than two million households and businesses were still without power, officials said, and some areas in the path that the monster storm blasted through the state remained flooded. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

Debris is seen on a street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Treasure Island, Florida, on October 11, 2024. The death toll from Hurricane Milton has risen to at least 16, officials in Florida said October 11, 2024, and millions were still without power as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives back together. More than two million households and businesses were still without power, officials said, and some areas in the path that the monster storm blasted through the state remained flooded. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 11: A sailboat sits on shore after Hurricane Milton passed through the area on October 11, 2024, in Englewood, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 11: A boat sits in a backyard after it was washed ashore when Hurricane Milton passed through the area on October 11, 2024, in Englewood, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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