Millions under evacuation orders as Florida braces for Milton to make landfall

09 Oct 2024, 08:03 by Darryl Coote · UPI

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Florida was bracing Wednesday for Hurricane Milton to make landfall, as officials are warning that it could be the most destructive storm on record to hit the region.

More than 5 million people were under mandatory evacuation orders in the state, according to Florida's Division of Emergency Management map, with the first issued on Monday.