Hurricane Milton: 16 people died, 3 million homes were left without electricity

The number of victims is increasing as efforts are being made to eliminate the effects of Hurricane Milton, which hit the west coast of Florida on Thursday night . 16 people have been killed so far. The amount of damage caused by strong winds, precipitation and tornadoes is estimated.

Hurricane Milton hit the west coast of Florida on Thursday night, bringing winds of up to 70 m/s, heavy rainfall and flooding, as well as strong tornadoes. As rescuers begin to explore more and more flooded and destroyed areas, the death toll continues to rise.

CBS reported on Thursday evening that the death toll had reached 16, citing the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

A few hours ago, different sources gave different information on the number of deaths: from 10 to 12.

In particular, five people died in a camp in St. Lucia. The authorities of the city of St. Petersburg reported the death of two people. The rescuers found another person under the ruins of his house in the neighboring district.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at an afternoon press conference that the death toll was preliminary and that officials did not yet have a total list of all the state's victims.

There are currently no exact estimates of the amount of damage caused , although it is already known that it will be large. After all, residential buildings, churches, commercial and office buildings on d ovul road suffered great damage.

In St. Petersburg, strong winds blew off the roof of the local Major League Baseball stadium, and a construction crane fell on the building housing the local newspaper.

Nearly 3 million buildings in Florida are still without power, and some communities are still without water due to countless downed power lines.

St. Petersburg, on Florida's west coast, is home to about 250,000 residents and has no running water at all .