FLORIDA: Hurricane Milton, one of the most dangerous hurricanes, is expected to hit the Florida coast in the US in the early hours of Tomorrow. President Joe Biden urged people to evacuate, warning that it would be the biggest natural disaster to hit the state in more than a century. A high alert has been declared. A state of emergency has been declared in Florida. There is a huge rush, including on the highways, as people are fleeing en masse. Millions of people have been evacuated. There is a possibility of heavy rains in addition to the strong storm. Red and orange alerts have been declared in many areas. Airports in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Orlando have stopped operating. "It's a matter between life and death," Biden said. Milton is touching the shore before people have recovered from the impact of Hurricane Helen which hit two weeks ago. More than 200 people lost their lives that day.

Category 5

• Hurricane Milton has been included in Category 5
• Milton could be one of the most devastating hurricanes ever recorded in west-central Florida: Report
• It is likely to hit at a speed of 270 kmph.
• Waves may rise up to 15 feet high
• 13 to 25 cm of rain likely
• Warning of unpredictable flood
• Warning 'You are going to die'
• More than 20 million people could be affected
• Even prisoners evacuated
• Hurricane's epicentre is 675 miles (1,085 km) southwest of Tampa.