Hurricane Milton: what does it actually take to evacuate during a weather crisis?

While Florida residents are being told to flee before the hurricane makes landfall, it may not be possible for all

On 7 October, as Hurricane Milton was just days away from making landfall in Tampa, Florida, the city’s mayor Jane Castor issued a dire warning to residents in evacuation zones: “If you choose to stay … you are going to die.”

But leaving one’s home to avoid the category 5 hurricane is not possible for everyone.