"At least 16 deaths in Hurricane Milton"

At least 16 people were killed in Hurricane Milton, which penetrated Florida in the southeastern United States, CNN and NBC reported.

The U.S. media is concerned that the death toll could rise further as rescue efforts are underway in the affected areas.

Milton, which landed in western Florida on the evening of the 9th local time, caused major damage everywhere with strong winds and heavy rains reaching 195 kilometers per hour, especially in St. Petersburg, where 457 millimeters of rain fell.

In addition, according to Power Outage, a U.S. power outage tally site, more than 2,148,000 homes in Florida were cut off as of 5 p.m. local time on the 11th.