Florida declares state of emergency in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene [Video]

FLORIDA’S GOVERNOR DECLARED a state of emergency on Saturday as forecasters warned the US state – still reeling from deadly Hurricane Helene – could be slammed by another major storm next week.

Tropical Storm Milton, currently churning in the western Gulf of Mexico, was “forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane as it moves toward Florida into midweek next week,” the National Weather Service said on social media platform X.

Depending on its path, Milton could potentially bring fresh havoc to areas of Florida’s west coast still recovering from Helene, which roared ashore on September 26 as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with wind speeds of 225 kilometres per hour.

Helene moved inland up through Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, bringing historic flooding and killing at least 220 people.

Florida Air National Guard clearing roads in Keaton Beach, Florida, on 27 September following the landfall of Category 4 Hurricane Helene the previous evening Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

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