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Hurricane Milton strengthens again as Florida residents urged to leave

People living in 14 counties ordered to evacuate as storm predicted to devastate areas in its path

US President Joe Biden urged people in the path of a hurricane barrelling towards Florida to evacuate their homes “now, now, now” as the catastrophic storm strengthened again on Tuesday afternoon.

Biden warned that the “devastating” Hurricane Milton, which was hurtling towards a highly populated stretch of the state’s west coast with winds of 165 miles per hour, could be one of the worst storms to hit Florida in more than a century.

Milton is on track to make landfall on Wednesday night after returning to category 5 strength, according to the National Hurricane Center, with storm surges of up to 15 feet predicted in some areas.

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