9 Oct 2024

Hurricane Milton turns into Catergory 5 storm

From Checkpoint, 4:13 pm on 9 October 2024

United States correspondent Todd Zwilich spoke to Lisa Owen about a mass exodus being underway along Florida's Gulf Coast as Hurricane Milton strengthens into a rare Category five storm. Thousands of people are following mandatory evacuation orders ahead of Miltons's arrival and while the storm has intensified, forecasts show it will fluctuate before making landfall. It's also barrelling towards the same part of the US which is still grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene which killed at least 200 people and caused 47 billion dollars worth of damage.