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A maroon car stopped in floodwaters. Palms trees in the background are being bent by the wind.

Milton
Florida highway signage announces the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton.  (AP: Mike Carlson)

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Two tall rows of stacked sandbags in a car park.
Sandbags were distributed by residents of Miami in anticipation of a storm surge caused by Hurricane Milton.(Getty Images: Anadolu)

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