SHOCKING :’Everything in the hurricane’s path is gone’: Multiple deaths as homes lifted up by hurricane, officials announce

A number of people have been killed by Hurricane Milton in one area of Florida, officials say.

Sheriff Keith Pearson said he could not say exactly how many people had died in St Lucie County due to the storm.

“Unfortunately, I do have to report that we do have multiple fatalities,” he told CNN News Central.

He added that a “modular home community” for people of 55 and older was hit by a tornado.

“Their whole homes with them inside were lifted up, moved, destroyed,” he said.

“I mean, everything in the hurricane or this tornado’s path is gone.”

The St Lucie Medical Examiner said four people had been killed as a result of tornadoes, a separate statement by county officials said.

“Numerous homes and structures across St Lucie County, including the City of Port St Lucie and unincorporated areas, suffered significant damage,” it said.