Duquesne Light and FirstEnergy are both sending power crews to Florida to assist in the response to Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm. Milton is bringing life-threatening storm surge and catastrophic winds to Florida and millions are without power as the area has become inundated with water.

After Hurricane Milton lashed Florida with tornadoes, floods and heavy rain, multiple deaths were reported. Follow our live updates as the state assesses damage.

It's been about 48 hours since Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key on Wednesday, and 1.9 million customers are still without power in Florida, according to numbers from PowerOutage.us. At one point,

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane on Florida's west coast near Siesta Key.

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Duke Energy expects to take at least four more days to restore electricity to many of its customers in Florida after Hurricane Milton caused power outages across the state, the U.S. utility firm said on Friday.