Biden Surveys Hurricane Milton Damage in Florida

Biden Surveys Hurricane Milton Damage in Florida
President Joe Biden walks with Pinellas County Emergency Director Cathie Perkins (L) and Deanne Criswell (R), administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, during a tour of the damage caused by Hurricane Milton, in St Pete Beach, Fla., on Oct. 13, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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ST PETE BEACH, Florida—President Joe Biden on Sunday surveyed the damage from Florida’s Hurricane Milton, the second storm to batter the low-lying state in recent weeks.

Rising floodwaters, fuel shortages, and power outages are hindering cleanup efforts from the storm that made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane and residents struggling to rebuild their lives amid the compounded devastation left by both Milton and the earlier Hurricane Helene.