Hurricane Milton is suspected to have caused the deaths of at least 16 people across Florida, including three fatalities in the Tampa Bay area, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

US President Joe Biden urged Congress on Thursday to reconvene and address critical disaster relief funding in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.

High winds from Hurricane Milton tore off the fiberglass roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, News.Az reports citing foreign media .

Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key in the US State of Florida on Wednesday night, resulting in at least two fatalities.

More than 1.6 million homes and businesses lost power Wednesday night as Hurricane Milton, feared to be a historically damaging storm, made landfall in Florida.

In between Donald Trump and his running mate Senator JD Vance spreading misinformation about hurricane relief and lying that FEMA money had gone to undocumented migrants, their campaign called on North Carolina to expand voter access in areas where Hurricane Helene hit disproptionately hard, News.Az reports citing The Independent.