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Debris from homes flooded in Hurricane Helene is piled curbside as Hurricane Milton approaches on Tuesday in Port Richey, Florida
- The US state of Florida is preparing for a second ferocious storm in as many weeks, as category four hurricane Milton is due to make landfall on Wednesday
- Winds of up to 155mph (250km/h) have been recorded off the coast of Mexico
- President Joe Biden warns the storm could be the worst to hit Florida in a century
- He urged those in the storm's path to evacuate immediately, and it was a matter of "life and death"
- Florida's emergencies chief warned storm surges are "not survivable" in some areas
- The storm comes less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit the Gulf Coast as a category four storm - it killed at least 225 people across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina
Hurricane Milton live updates: Biden cancels trips abroad as storm 'doubles'
Officials say the storm is set to bring winds of 150mph and 15ft storm surges when it hits Florida.
www.bbc.com