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Hurricane Milton could end up wrecking as many as 500,000 homes in Florida

Residences in some of the hardest hit counties were built before Florida changed its building codes

Robert Haight looks around his destroyed house on Oct. 9, 2024, after it was hit by a reported tornado in Fort Myers, Florida, caused by Hurricane Milton. (AFP via Getty Images)
Robert Haight looks around his destroyed house on Oct. 9, 2024, after it was hit by a reported tornado in Fort Myers, Florida, caused by Hurricane Milton. (AFP via Getty Images)

About 500,000 residential properties in Florida's Tampa Bay and Sarasota areas are at risk of storm surge flooding after Hurricane Milton made landfall with Category 3 strength on the state's West Coast.

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