People take shelter at a school in Palmetto, Florida, ahead of Hurricane Milton
(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)IN PICTURES: Hurricane Milton - Families flee homes as US braces itself for 'worst storm in living memory'
by Thomas George · Manchester Evening NewsA flood barrier is erected around a wastewater facility in Tampa, Florida
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1 of 21Joseph, who is homeless, sits with his dogs Rodney and Baby as he waits to find shelter before the hurricane arrives
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2 of 21People walking through the Disney Springs shopping complex ahead of Hurricane Milton
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3 of 21The category four storm is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Florida late tonight or on Thursday morning,
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