Florida hospitals reopening after hurricanes as plans proved largely effective

More than 200 facilities were evacuated before Milton made landfall, and Tampa general deployed its ‘aquafence’

Hospitals across Florida are coming back online after evacuating patients, closing facilities and canceling surgeries ahead of Hurricane Milton.

The category 3 hurricane made landfall near Sarasota, Florida, on Wednesday evening and was expected to be one of the most powerful in Florida’s history. At least 10 storm-related deaths have been reported and the death toll is still expected to rise.