TAMPA, Florida — United States President Joe Biden has begged residents of Florida to flee Hurricane Milton, warning that the Category 5 storm could turn into the worst natural disaster to hit the southeastern state in a century.
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,' Biden said from the White House on Tuesday, urging those under orders to leave to 'evacuate now, now, now.
'No empathy'Donald Trump has tapped into frustration about the emergency response after Hurricane Helene and fueled it with disinformation, falsely claiming that disaster money had been spent instead on migrants.Biden on Tuesday slammed Trump's comments as 'un-American,' while Vice President Kamala Harris warned about the danger that misinformation posed to the federal response.'It's crude.
To Florida Residents: Flee Before Milton Hits
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