Hurricane Milton is pounding the west coast of Florida today with strong storms that are destroying homes and causing power outages.

At 23:00 (local time) 07:00 Albania time the wind speed has decreased to 165 km/h making Milton a Category 2 hurricane, but still very dangerous.

Two people are believed to have been killed by a tornado that hit St. Lucie, as Hurricane Milton approached. Foreign media report that many people have been sent to hospital.

More than 2 million homes and businesses are now without power across Florida, with entire neighborhoods in the dark

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning, the highest level of flood warning, for regions across Florida.

Earlier in a statement to the media, the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, said that the hurricane has not yet made landfall, as he announced that 125 homes have been completely destroyed so far, while many are damaged.

Shocking are the views coming from Florida, with water pouring over the road and trees being uprooted from the country as a result of the strong wind.