Hurricane Milton: Tornados sweep central Florida ahead of landfall as millions told to evacuate

A “catastrophic” Hurricane Milton was closing in on the storm-battered state of Florida on Wednesday as US officials pleaded with residents to flee or risk dying. President Joe Biden warned that the Category 5 storm could be the worst natural disaster to hit the state in a century, as tornadoes began to sweep across central Florida. As the second huge hurricane in as many weeks rumbled toward Florida’s west coast, people raced to board up homes and flee. “It’s a matter of life and death, and that’s not hyperbole,” mr Biden said from the White House on Tuesday, urging those under orders to leave to “evacuate now, now, now.” Millions have been told to leave their homes. Read more: #hurricane #tornado #florida