Damages from Hurricane Milton have been preliminarily assessed in the US

The President of the United States Joe Biden, referring to the assessment of experts, reported that the damage caused by Hurricane Milton in the state of Florida is approximately 50 billion dollars. This was announced by the American leader during a speech with US Vice President Kamala Harris regarding the federal government’s response to hurricanes Milton and Helen, the White House press service writes.

Biden noted that “Milton” left more than 3 million people without power, but thanks to the efforts of 50,000 energy workers from 43 states, as well as from Canada, it has so far been possible to restore electricity to one million consumers.

According to the US leader, over the past three days he has spoken with 50-75 representatives, including mayors and county leaders, “from North Carolina to Florida.”

At Biden’s request, the focus of the Oct. 11 briefing was on restoring power and trash removal in the affected states.

“In the coming days and weeks, President Biden and I will ensure that affected communities receive the resources they need not only to fight the hurricane, but also to rebuild,” Harris said.

At least 11 people have died as Hurricane Milton spawned tornadoes across Florida, officials said on Oct. 10.

The hurricane moved over the state late Wednesday night before barreling into the Atlantic Ocean. The storm knocked down trees, power lines and destroyed the roof of the baseball stadium. About three million homes and businesses were without power.

According to local authorities, five people died in St. Lucie County, three in Volusia County, two in St. Petersburg and one in Tampa. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters that the deaths were caused by tornadoes caused by the hurricane.

American media wrote that on Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued 126 tornado warnings across the state, the most warnings in one calendar day in the entire history of observations, starting in 1986.

In September, Hurricane Helen raged in the USA. It caused severe flooding in the states of Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina. More than 200 people in six states died.