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China new net October 9 Comprehensive foreign media latest reports, Hurricane "Milton" is about to land in Florida, the United States Department of Health and Human Services on October 8 local time declared a public health emergency in the state. Biden, on the other hand, postponed his trip to Germany and Angola to oversee the response to "Milton."

Florida is in a public health emergency

According to the official website of the White House, the US Department of Health and Human Services declared on October 8 local time that Florida had a public health emergency due to Hurricane "Milton" to deal with the health effects caused by "Milton", which is the second time in the past two weeks that Florida has declared a public health emergency due to hurricane weather.

"Milton" was upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane on the 7th, downgraded to a Category 4 hurricane on the 8th, and then upgraded to a category 5 hurricane. Category five is the highest wind rating for a hurricane.

The National Hurricane Research Center said Milton had the potential to be the "most destructive" hurricane on record in west-central Florida. Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida's Tampa Bay area Saturday evening, AP reported. According to statistics, residents in many areas of Florida have been forced to evacuate. The Florida Highway Patrol reported heavy traffic both northbound and eastbound on all roads, and said state troopers were escorting tanker trucks to assist with gasoline transportation.

ABC News reported that according to fuel tracking platform GasBuddy data, 8 afternoon, as millions of people are fleeing the path of the hurricane, 17.4% of gas stations in Florida have been cut off. Florida Governor desantis said on the same day that the Florida Highway Patrol was escorting tanker trucks carrying fuel to help refueling stations. In addition, it is reported that with "Milton" approaching Florida, more than 700 flights across the United States were canceled on the 8th, and 1,500 flights were canceled on the 9th, and a number of international airports will be closed.

Biden cancels foreign trip

US President Joe Biden has previously declared a state of emergency in Florida, the White House said on the 8th, Biden postponed a trip to Germany, Angola, will oversee the response to Hurricane "Milton".

"This could be the worst storm to hit Florida in over a century," Mr. Biden told reporters. "Hopefully it won't happen, but that's the situation."

Biden called on residents of affected areas in Florida to "evacuate as soon as possible," stressing that "this is a matter of life and death." Biden also said that while preparing for Milton, the administration is still "sending additional resources" to states affected by Hurricane Helene.

Late on September 26, Category 4 hurricane "Helene" landed in the United States from Florida, and then moved to Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and other places. Helene has now killed more than 230 people.