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Josh Salisbury and Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Hurricane Idalia: Florida hit by ‘devastating’ Category 3 storm

Hurricane Idalia hit Florida’s west coast on Wednesday as a ‘devastating’ Category 3 storm, leaving more than 230,000 people without power.

Life-threatening storm surges and rainfall pummelled the thinly-populated area of Big Bend, leaving some homes crumpled and submerged, with winds sending signs and sheet metal flying.

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