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Thousands of people who fled the onrushing Hurricane Milton<\/a> are facing fuel shortages, debris and long traffic jams as they to return to damaged Florida communities that are confronted with lengthy rebuilds.<\/p>\n

Millions of people were urged to evacuate ahead of Milton, which slammed into western Florida on Wednesday as a category 3 hurricane, causing more than a dozen deaths, ruined homes, flooding and triggering a rash of destructive tornadoes. More than 1.5 million people are still without power in the wake of the storm.<\/p>\n

Many of those who did evacuate have been trying to make their way back to their homes but face difficulties in doing so, with long traffic jams back into the Tampa Bay area.<\/p>\n

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