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Florida man forced to strap entire house down as Hurricane Milton hits state with multiple deaths confirmed

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Updated 12:35 10 Oct 2024 GMT+1Published 12:30 10 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Florida man forced to strap entire house down as Hurricane Milton hits state with multiple deaths confirmed

More than three million homes and businesses have been left without power

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

A Florida resident has strapped his entire house down as Hurricane Milton continues to tear through the state, with multiple deaths confirmed.

Pedro Casares, from Orlando, US, appears to have taken some extreme precautions ahead of Hurricane Milton pounds the city with 100mph winds.

The Category 5 storm has taken the lives of two people, a spokesperson for the St Lucie Fire District told NBC.

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More than three million homes and businesses have been left without power (BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
More than three million homes and businesses have been left without power (BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has since confirmed that there has been 19 confirmed tornados statewide.

Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld closed their theme parks on Wednesday, and are expect to also be closed on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Pedro has attached six massive yellow straps to the ground and up over the roof of his one-storey home.

Spectrum Bay News 9 took a photo of the house and shared it on X, as one viewer called it 'the most Florida thing ever'.

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A Florida man strapped his entire house down (Spectrum News 9)
A Florida man strapped his entire house down (Spectrum News 9)

A second person wrote: "Everyone is laughing now, but this man will be a legend when all the other houses are floating down the road and he's sitting in his new living room swimming pool watching TV powered by a Starlink terminal."

As a third added: "He's thinking outside the box, need more folks like him…"

As chilling footage of the storm circulates online, the Mayor of Tampa Jane Castor has told residents that they need to stay indoors.

She said at a press conference: "Please, please stay inside until we can get out there with our teams to assess the damage and make sure it's safe for you to go back out into your community or to re-enter your neighbourhood.

"One of the blessings for us is that we didn't see that predicted storm surge, that saved a lot.

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"But it's not over... when high tide comes in rivers are going to flood."

Residents have been urged to stay indoors (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Residents have been urged to stay indoors (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The US National Hurricane Center added: "People in the midst of a hurricane are often amazed at how the incredibly fierce winds and rain can suddenly stop and [how] the sky clears when the eye comes over them.

"Then, just as quickly, the winds and rain begin again, but this time from the opposite direction."

While holidaymakers remain stranded, a report from Forbes has suggested that the Walt Disney World park closures could mean a loss of between $150 million and $200 million (£114 million to £152 million) to Disney, this financial quarter.

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The outlet said Investment bank Goldman Sachs has predicted that visitors will drop by six percent due to the weather.

LADbible Group has contacted Disney for comment.

Featured Image Credit: Spectrum News 9/Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Topics: US News, Weather

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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