Hurricane Milton hit the west coast of Florida on Wednesday evening and brought extremely strong winds, heavy rainfall and tornadoes, and some media reported that there were also dead people.
In the Tampa area, the rains could cause a potentially deadly flood wave, officials warned, according to Voice of America (VOA).
3,3 million people were threatened by the hurricane and evacuation was ordered.
More than 1,6 million people in West Florida are without power.
The National Hurricane Center said Milton was "extremely dangerous."
The hurricane weakened to a category two, out of a possible five, about 90 minutes after making landfall, but the storm remains extremely dangerous.
It was warned that the hurricane could cause waves from 2,7 meters to four meters high, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration registered waves up to 8,5 meters high on the high seas.
150 to 300 millimeters of rain per square meter is expected to fall in some areas.
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