Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida, bringing widespread damage not just to the west coast where it made landfall, but throughout the state.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that while Hurricane Milton has been destructive, it could have been a lot worse, as the state focused efforts on recovery hours after the storm moved away from the state.

Hurricane Milton has left a trail of destruction in its wake after slamming into Siesta Key off Sarasota as a Category 3 storm, leaving 3 million without power or water before moving off the east