A person walks through flood waters that inundated a neighborhood after Hurricane Milton came ashore on October 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Florida. The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area of Florida, causing damage and flooding throughout Central Florida. (Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Florida officials are warning residents to stay out of floodwaters after Hurricane Milton because of the dangers they could contain.
The Florida Division of Emergency Management says floodwaters are never safe. They say they could contain dangerous and displaced animals like snakes that could lurk in the waters.
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