A woman in her late 70s lost her life while working on post-hurricane restoration efforts when a large tree branch fell on her. This incident occurred shortly after 11:00 am ET on Thursday.
Florida reels from hurricane Milton's impact, with over three million households without power and at least five deaths. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane, down from the initial Category 5, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
Florida, which continues to reel under the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, is now readying to brace Hurricane Milton's impact as it churns towards the coast of Florida, Al Jazeera reported.