Hurricane Milton prompts evacuations along Florida’s Gulf Coast [Video]

Evacuation orders have been issued for communities along Florida’s Gulf Coast as Hurricane Milton rapidly intensifies. Right now, millions are under a hurricane warning, including 3.3 million in the Tampa Bay area, which could see a direct hit from the storm. “If you stay in an evacuation zone, I can’t promise you that you’ll be safe,” said Chief Lee Bercaw of the Tampa Police Department. Milton’s current path has Tampa Bay in its bull’s-eye, an area still recovering from Hurricane Helene. Efforts to clean up debris from previous storms are ongoing as residents prepare for Milton’s landfall.”We’re still going to have the debris removal operations ongoing all the way until we start to hit tropical storm force winds,” said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.In a news conference Monday, DeSantis also warned residents to take the storm seriously, saying, “This is not a storm you want to take a risk on. As …