Good morning. A fairly cloudy start with rain across the North And East but later it will brighten up in the Far North of the Country And North of the far south with a few showers but it will turn Colder for us all. All the details shortly. Its Wednesday 9th october. Millions of americans have been urged to evacuate parts of florida Ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. It strengthened again overnight to become a category 5 Storm the highest rating and is expected to make landfall in the next 2a hours. Forecasters say milton has the potential to be One of the most destructive hurricanes ever recorded in the Region And President Joe Biden has described the situation in florida as a matter of Life And Death. Our reporter Steve Knibbs has more. Siren. An Evacuation Siren on the streets of Redington Shores in florida. Debris is still piled up after Storm Helene two weeks ago, and now people are being told they have to leave again. Mandatory Evacuation Orders are in place for nearly Six
Hello and welcome. Lets start in florida, which is bracing itself for what could be the worst storm in 100 years. They have been huge trafficjams across the state over the last 24 across the state over the last 2a Hours is more than 5 Million people respond to Evacuation Orders ahead of Hurricane Milton. We will be live on the ground in a moment. I can show you the pictures from space to give you an idea of the size of this monster storm. Officials think it could still double in size before it makes landfall. This is the live Tracking Shot we are seeing from the national hurricane center. The category four storm is due to hit tonight. It has already brushed past mexico where it caused large scale flooding. Lets show you pictures from the Florida Peninsula where there is relative calm but they are expecting Wind Speeds of 155 mph and 3 4 Metre Storm surges. I can speak to my Colleague Sumi Somaskanda in miami in florida. Take us through the preparations you are seeing and hearing about
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