Hurricane Milton barreled over Florida overnight Wednesday and Thursday morning, smashing buildings, flooding roads and homes, and taking out large chunks of power grids. As of Thursday morning, nearly 3 million outages have been reported, according to USA TODAY data, with Hillsborough, Pinellas, Lee and Sarasota counties the hardest hit.

By Brad Brooks and Leonora LaPeter Anton FORT PIERCE, Florida (Reuters) -Millions of Floridians were still without electrical power on Friday, more than a day after Hurricane Milton roared across the midsection of the state,

Power outages were reported in Brevard County after Hurricane Milton made its way across Florida. Approximately 50,000 utilities crewmembers are in Florida working to restore power as quickly as possible, Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a press conference Thursday.

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Duke Energy expects to take at least four more days to restore electricity to many of its customers in Florida after Hurricane Milton caused power outages across the state, the U.S. utility firm said on Friday.

At least 16 people have died from Hurricane Milton, which roared onshore on Florida's west coast as a Category 3 hurricane, bringing tornadoes, powerful winds and flooding rains. The monster storm forced millions to evacuate and left widespread destruction across Florida.

Click here for the latest on power outages in Florida for Friday Oct. 11. Nearly 2.5 million people are without power after Hurricane Milton swept through Florida on Wednesday and Thursday.

The storm did not trigger the catastrophic surge of seawater that was feared, although Governor Ron DeSantis cautioned the damage was still significant.

More than 924,000 Tampa Bay customers are still without power as of Friday afternoon, as utilities providers tackle downed trees, flooded equipment and rows of poles brought down by Hurricane Milton’s Category 3 winds.

Three million people are without power after Hurricane Milton swept through Florida on Wednesday and Thursday. The storm made landfall in the state on Wednesday night. On Thursday morning, the storm left Florida through its east coast and headed toward the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean.