Hurricane Milton batters Florida and more than 3 million are without power Authorities are assessing damage even as the region continues to get heavy rains and wind Airports in Florida are affected and operations to remain impacted Flooding emergencies remain in effect Milton moving off coast of eastern Florida Hurricane Milton hits some of the same areas that Hurricane Helene affected only weeks earlier.

Hurricane Milton barreled into Florida's west coast Wednesday.The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane but was later downgraded to a Category 1.It's the second massive storm to strike the region in two weeks.