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Employees of a local store protect their business by boarding up glass doors in Kissimmee, Florida, on October 8, 2024, ahead of the expected landfall of Hurricane Milton. Milton regained power on October 8 to become a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (270 kph) as it barrels towards west-central coast of Florida forecast to make landfall late October 9, according to the National Hurricane Center. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP) (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)