The death toll from Hurricane Milton has increased slightly as people go door to door waiting to assess the damage.

Milton dies in Florida increase to at least 16Many of them were caused by tornadoes that preceded the storm’s arrival, having already destroyed much of the Atlantic.

According to CNN accounts, the figure is at least that much Thousands of people were rescued by relief forces. Till Tuesday night. However, state Governor Ron DeSantis said Thursday that the death toll could rise as rescue operations continued.

At least six deaths have been confirmed so far in St. Lucie County on Florida’s east coast, where a “high-speed rotating tornado” touched down before reaching Milton.

According to officials, many of these victims Milton died after a tornado hit the area Wednesday afternoon and will enter the Spanish Lakes Country Village senior living community located in North Fort Pierce.

Volusia County Sheriff Michael J. Chitwood has confirmed three more deaths in the eastern region of the state.

Two other deaths were reported in St. Petersburg, on Florida’s west coast, where Milton made landfall on Wednesday night.

The storm made landfall in Siesta Key near the city of Sarasota on Wednesday night, with maximum winds of 205 kilometers per hour, or Category 3.

Milton is the second hurricane to reach Florida in nearly two weeks, after receiving the impact of powerful Hurricane Helene on September 26, which entered the northwest of the state with a Category 4 rating and left a trail of destruction and death in six states. Gave. State. Southeastern US