Dozens of people were rescued after tornadoes following Hurricane Milton

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Search and rescue efforts continue after tornadoes appeared Wednesday as Hurricane Milton prepared to make landfall in Florida.

Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed that in St. Five people died, Lucie noted, noting that the hurricane caused at least 19 twisters and as many as 116 tornado warnings across the state.

“We are grateful to the services who were the first to arrive at the scene and were ready to save lives. So far, at least 25 people have been rescued from the tornado-damaged area, DeSantis said in a statement.

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According to Scripps News West Palm Beach, authorities said “well over 100 homes” across the county were destroyed in the outbreak of severe weather. The video posted Thursday on the official St. County website. Lucie’s Facebook post shows what looked like a tornado that had ripped through the parking lot the day before.

Scripps News was on the ground in St. County on Thursday. Lucie, examining the effects of the storm. Vehicles could be seen tipped on their sides, trees uprooted, power poles snapped in half, and heavy machinery was used to clear debris and restore roads.

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As of Thursday afternoon, about 3 million customers in Florida were still without power, according to poweroutage.us. DeSantis said he had mobilized about 50,000 frontline troops to restore power across the state, but added that the storm fell short of a worst-case scenario even though it caused widespread damage.

“Emergency crews worked throughout the night to help people in distress,” DeSantis said. “We can say that the storm was strong, but fortunately it was not the worst-case scenario. The storm weakened before making landfall, and storm surge as initially reported was not as significant overall as was observed with Hurricane Helene. “