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Florida prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton barreled toward Florida's battered Gulf Coast as an enormous Category 5 storm on Tuesday, triggering massive traffic jams and fuel shortages as officials ordered more than 1 million people to flee before it slams into the Tampa Bay area.

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A gas station runs out of fuel as residents evacuate before for Hurricane Milton's arrival in St. Petersburg, Fla., Oct. 7.
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A man boards up a window of a Home Depot ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 8.
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Sofia Andreeva and her uncle Ivaylo Kanchev board up their home ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Fla., Oct. 8.
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Jeff Hicks, left, gets help from his friend Chris Ahern with boarding up his business ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton in downtown Tampa, Fla., Oct. 8.
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A view of a gas station that ran out of fuel before the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 8.
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A penguin is lured into a carrier to be relocated to higher ground at Florida Aquarium ahead of Hurricane Milton, in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 8, in this screen grab from a video.
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A penguin is carried to be relocated to higher ground at Florida Aquarium ahead of Hurricane Milton, in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 8, in this screen grab from a video.
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"Pray for Orlando" reads on wood that was placed at a Home Depot before the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 8.
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A woman searches for wood to protect her house before the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 8.
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People line up to buy wood to protect their assets before the hurricane Milton, in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 8.
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A man puts plastic covers over the glass window of a business as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 8.
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A man puts hurricane shutters over the glass window of a business as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 8.
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A drone view shows storm clouds over the Caloosahatchee River as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 8.
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A man buys wood to protect his house before the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 8.

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