by Natasha Anderson at X via Daily Mail
Thousands of people are scrambling to flee Florida as catastrophic Hurricane Milton threatens a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St Petersburg, engulfing the region with towering storm surges.
Terrified Floridians are rushing to safety after local officials issued a stark warning overnight advising residents to ‘flee or die’ before the monster storm packs furious winds and gushes walls of water inland tomorrow.
Drivers are sitting in standstill traffic this morning as the state’s major highways are clogged with miles-long lines of cars trying to flee the line of danger. Traffic is jammed both north and southbound as locals seek shelter out-of-state and in Miami.
The window has also nearly closed for people to escape the region by plane as airports in Tampa, St Petersburg and Orlando have already started grounding flights.
Residents who have accepted they won’t be able to flee and are preparing to hunker down, have begun panic buying supplies, stripping store shelves of bottled water, toilet paper and other household necessities.
Those who are still desperate to escape and follow evacuation orders say…
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