A baby was born in a shelter in Pinellas County, Florida (USA), created to protect the population from Hurricane Milton, which hit the state on Wednesday (9) night.
“A beautiful baby girl was born in one of our shelters,” said Emergency Management Director Cathie Perkins during a press conference this Friday morning (11). “Our shelter staff helped during the birth,” she added.
Authorities did not provide the time or location of the birth. “It’s beautiful to see new life in the midst of all this destruction,” added Cathie Perkins.
Perkins highlighted that as of Friday there are still approximately 1,500 people in public shelters in Pinellas, as most of the region remains without power.
At least 16 people died in Milton’s path of destruction — which brought destructive storms to parts of Florida’s west coast and deadly tornadoes to the east.
Milton is also no longer a hurricane, according to an update from the National Hurricane Center on Thursday (10).
Hurricane Milton leaves deaths and destruction
Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a dangerous Category 3 storm, generating strong winds and rain, as well as flooding and tornadoes.
It weakened to Category 1 as it crossed the state and moved offshore, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
Still, the storm left a trail of destruction, roofing houses, knocking down trees, poles and a crane.
Sixteen people died after the hurricane hit, according to authorities.
Milton is the third hurricane to hit Florida this year, leaving more than 3 million people without power in the state. Wind gusts of 100 mph were recorded near Tampa.
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This content was originally published in Baby born in shelter in Florida after Hurricane Milton on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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