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By Matt Tracy (Reuters) – Hurricane Milton tore through Florida last week, causing as much as $55 billion in property damage throughout the Sunshine State, according to the latest analyst estimates. Hitting just two weeks after Hurricane Helene, Milton was the latest in a series of major hurricanes in recent…

Allie Rae chronicled her family’s experience sheltering in place during Hurricane Milton.The 40-year-old content creator and mother of three called it the scariest night of her life.Rae told Business Insider the storm hasn’t shaken her love for Florida. Allie Rae is a mother, entrepreneur, and OnlyFans creator who said she…

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly a quarter of fuel pumps in Florida were out of gasoline on Wednesday morning as residents rushed to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall, potentially one of the most destructive ever to hit the state’s Gulf Coast. More than a million people…

By Andy Sullivan, Matt Tracy and Michelle Conlin (Reuters) – Hurricane Milton threatens to swamp Florida’s troubled property-insurance market, potentially pushing prices higher and threatening coverage in a storm-prone region that already has the highest insurance costs in the nation.  The mammoth storm, which analysts estimate could cause $60 billion…

Leftover debris from Hurricane Helene could make incoming Hurricane Milton even more dangerous.Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday, the second major storm in two weeks.The region has been scrambling to pick up as much debris as possible before it’s too late. Less than two weeks after…

By Shivansh Tiwary and Abhinav Parmar (Reuters) -Airlines, energy firms and a Universal Studios theme park were among the companies beginning to halt their Florida operations as they braced for disruptions with Hurricane Milton set to make landfall on Wednesday. The hurricane has rapidly intensified into one of the area’s…

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) – A growing number of gasoline retailers were flashing empty signs on Tuesday as panic-buying took hold of Florida, where residents are bracing for a monster hurricane to make landfall. Hurricane Milton was downgraded to a Category 4 storm on Tuesday as it grinded…

HOUSTON (Reuters) – At least one oil and gas platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut on Monday and Florida ports imposed restrictions on vessel navigation as Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified. Most energy infrastructure on the U.S. Gulf Coast, including oil and gas production facilities, liquefied (LNG) plants…

Hurricane Milton has intensified into a Category 5 storm, the highest classification.It’s set to make landfall on Wednesday in Florida, which is still reeling from Hurricane Helene.Milton is expected to smash into the state as federal disaster funds are already running out. Floridians are staring down the barrel of another…

By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fuel distributors in Florida were bracing for supply shortages as government officials issued dire warnings about strengthening hurricane Helene, which is forecast to make landfall in the state on Thursday evening. Florida is the third-largest gasoline consumer in the United States, but there…