At least 10 people are dead and millions are without power after Hurricane Milton plowed across Florida on Thursday, compounding the devastation from Hurricane Helene.

Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm, bringing 120 mph winds as it barreled into Florida’s western coast about 70 miles south of Tampa.

By early accounts, it appears the devastation was not as extensive as initially feared.

“The storm was significant, but thankfully, this was not the worst-case scenario,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned that dangerous days still lie ahead.

“Milton may have passed, but the danger it poses has not,” he said at a White House press briefing. “Downed power lines, floodwaters, non-potable drinking water and debris are creating deadly conditions.”

Facts and figures:

• About 3.1 million are currently without power in Florida.
• At least five people died during an unprecedented flurry of tornadoes.
• A busted water main in St. Petersburg has deprived residents of drinkable water.
• Wind tore the roof off of Tropicana Field, where the Tampa Bay Rays play.

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DeSantis said evacuation efforts were largely a success and may have limited the number of fatalities, as thousands of state and federal emergency response workers begin search and rescue efforts.

“We don’t have confirmed reports of other fatalities throughout the rest of the state, but we may as the day goes on,” DeSantis said. “My sense is that a lot of the people did leave who were in the evacuation zones. I know we had over 80,000 people staying in shelters. You had massive, heavy traffic on the interstates over the last several days leading up to the storm, because I think people were deciding to just get out of dodge.”

The political element has been inescapable this close to the election.

• President Biden has praised DeSantis for the storm preparation efforts, even while Vice President Harris and DeSantis have taken shots at each other.
  
  
• DeSantis accused Harris of “trying to inject herself” into the relief efforts after she said he refused to take her phone call.
  
  
• Biden took aim at former President Trump, who has criticized the federal response to Hurricane Helene, which tore through six states in the Southeast and resulted in a humanitarian crisis in western North Carolina. “Get a life man, help these people,” Biden said.

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