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A house lies toppled off its stilts after the passage of Hurricane Milton, in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 10

A house lies toppled off its stilts after the passage of Hurricane Milton, in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida, Thursday [Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo]

Water-flooded streets are seen after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 9

Water-flooded streets are seen after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Fort Myers, Florida. [Chandan Khanna/AFP]

Marie Cook reacts to the damage to her home in the Binks Estates community after a tornado formed by Hurricane Milton touched down striking homes in The Preserve and Binks Estate among others in its path in Wellington, Florida. [Bill Ingram/Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network via Reuters]

In this aerial view, Flood waters inundate a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10

In this aerial view, floodwaters inundate a neighbourhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore, in Punta Gorda. [Joe Raedle/Getty Images via AFP]

Residents are rescued from an their second story apartment complex in Clearwater that was flooded from and overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton on October 10

Residents are rescued from an their second story apartment complex in Clearwater. Florida that was flooded from and overflowing creek due to Hurricane Milton. [Bryan R Smith/AFP]

A billboard structure is seen after it was uprooted during Hurricane Milton, in Clearwater. [Julio Cortez/AP Photo]

A water rescue team member walks through flood waters at an apartment complex in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Thursday, Oct. 10

A water rescue team member walks through flood waters at an apartment complex in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, in Clearwater. [Mike Stewart/AP Photo]

The facade of a collapsed business in downtown Orlando, Florida, due to Hurricane Milton on October 10

The facade of a collapsed business in downtown Orlando, Florida. [Giorgio Viera/AFP]

In this aerial view, boats rest in a yard after they were washed ashore when Hurricane Milton passed through the area on October 10

Boats rest in a yard after they were washed ashore when Hurricane Milton passed through the area, in Punta Gorda, Florida. [Joe Raedle//Getty Images via AFP]