Hurricane Milton: Florida braces for destructive storm ? DW ? 10
10/10/2024 October 10, 2024 Biden condemns 'outrageous' lies, praises rescuers, repeats Milton warning
As Hurricane Milton approaches the west Florida coast, US President Joe Biden has repeated warnings to residents to evacuate, despite the storm being set to be downgraded to category three when it makes landfall.
"No one should be confused; it's still expected to be one of the most and worst destructive hurricanes to hit Florida in over a century and sometimes moving just a few miles can be the difference between life and death," he said from the Oval Office on Wednesday.
After praising emergency service workers who he said were ?ready to conduct life-saving missions,? Biden also took aim at misinformation which has spread regarding the federal response to Hurricane Helene two weeks ago.
?Quite frankly, these lies are un-American,? he said, calling out Republicans such as former president Donald Trump and Republican House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene for their "reckless, irresponsible and relentless promotion of disinformation and outright lies on what's going on.?
"Stop it,? he said. ?It's outrageous.?
Biden said the government had 20 million meals, 40 million liters of water, search and rescue teams, helicopters and flood vehicles on standby to respond to Hurricane Milton.
