A bird's eye view of destruction in Palm Beach Gardens
Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday (October 10) after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned tornados, killed at least 10 people and left millions without power, but the storm did not trigger the catastrophic surge of seawater that was feared.
In Palm Beach Gardens, some residents are assessing the damage to their homes.
Governor Ron DeSantis said the state had avoided the "worst-case scenario," though he cautioned the damage was still significant and flooding remained a concern.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said at a White House briefing that there were reports of 10 deaths thus far, adding it appeared they were caused by tornados. At least 27 twisters touched down in Florida, he said.
More than 3.2 million homes and businesses in Florida were without power on Thursday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.us. At least some had already been waiting days for power to be restored after Hurricane Helene hit the area two weeks ago.
(Video: Maria Alejandra Cardona. Production: Deborah Lutterbeck)