Tell us: how have you been affected by Hurricane Milton?

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene, the south-west coast of Florida is expecting more destruction as Hurricane Milton is expected to be one of the worst storms in the US in decades.

More than a million people have been told to evacuate from the storm’s path as the hurricane is expected to make landfall on Wednesday.

Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula was swept by winds of nearly 155 mph (250km/h) as the category 4 storm heads towards Florida’s dangerously exposed Tampa Bay.

The storm passed the Mexican city of Mérida, home to 1.2 million people, in the early hours of Tuesday morning before swerving north towards the US. Mexican officials have been bussing people out of low-lying coastal areas.

Milton is projected to hit the south-west coast of Florida by Wednesday evening or very early Thursday morning local time, the US National Weather Service said in its latest update. It could bring destruction to areas already reeling from Hurricane Helene’s devastation nearly two weeks ago. If you’ve been impacted by that storm you can also tell us about it here.

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