A pedestrian struggles against storm-force winds as Hurricane Milton approaches Lakeland, Florida, on October 9 [Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters]

  • Hurricane Milton, now a Category 3 storm, is moving towards Florida, after weakening from a Category 5 storm on Wednesday morning.
  • United States President Joe Biden warned it is expected to be one of the “most and worst destructive hurricanes to hit Florida in over a century”.