Madrid. The United States authorities reported the death of 14 people after the passage of Hurricane ‘Milton’ through the state of Florida, which a few weeks ago suffered the effects of ‘Helene’ which affected six states and left more than 200 fatalities in the entire US territory.
The areas with the most deaths are Santa Lucía and Volusia counties, with six and four deaths, respectively. Deaths have also been recorded in Pinellas County (2), Citrus County (1) and Hillsborough (1), according to the count provided by the American television network CNN.
After the passage of ‘Milton’, more than 2.9 million people are without electricity a day after it made landfall, although the service is gradually recovering, since early in the morning there were 3.3 million people who were not They had electricity supply.
“We surveyed the damage in Sarasota County, including Siesta Key, where Hurricane Milton made landfall last night. With the full support of the state and the advance preparation of more than 50 thousand power linemen, utility companies and suppliers telecommunications networks are working hard to restore power and connectivity to these communities as quickly as possible,” said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Florida, he added, is working closely with local and federal authorities, as well as businesses and charities, to ensure that its citizens receive the help they need to recover. “We are a resilient state and I have no doubt that (…) all the areas affected by ‘Helene’ and ‘Milton’ will recover,” he expressed through his profile on the social network X.
‘Milton’ is the fifth hurricane to make landfall in the United States so far this year and the third to impact Florida. ‘Helene’ became the second deadliest hurricane to hit the continental United States in the last 50 years, after Hurricane Katrina, which killed 1,833 people in 2005.
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