Florida is bracing for 'the storm of the century' with Hurricane Milton now upgraded to a category five, with wind speeds of 270km/h.
Residents are evacuating by the millions, with officials saying it's a 'matter of life and death'.
Alison Piotrowski is Channel Nine's U.S. correspondent on the ground in Florida.
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