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More than 500 rescues have been made so far in Hillsborough County after Hurricane Milton battered Florida's west coast. 

Hurricane Milton hit Florida's Gulf coast as a major hurricane, causing devastation as it moved through the Tampa Bay area late Wednesday and early Thursday.

Amid the devastation left by Hurricane Milton, a puppy named Benji was rescued Thursday morning from the rubble of what was once a home in a Florida mobile home retirement community. His owners are among those unaccounted for.

Here is the view from live cameras up and down the west coast of Florida, from Clearwater to Tampa to Sarasota, revealing Hurricane Milton's damage along the beaches and cities.

Hurricane Milton caused serious flooding in many parts of the Tampa Bay area, including in Clearwater, where one man told FOX 13 News water began rushing into his apartment while his family was inside.

Hurricane Milton barreled through the Tampa Bay region Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, bringing heavy rains and winds that will leave residents up and down the state’s western coast to pick up the pieces of their communities.

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm, the National Hurricane Center says. 

As Hurricane Milton slams into Florida, environmental concerns mount over the state’s phosphate fertilizer industry and its hazardous waste sites, which are now in the storm’s path.

Feeding America, a national food bank organization, shared on their Instagram account that Taylor Swift donated $5 million to Hurricanes Helene and Milton relief efforts on Wednesday.

A company that manufactures IV fluids is working to move its supplies to a secure space as the Florida area braces for Hurricane Milton.

A camper flipped on Polk Parkway on Wednesday as Hurricane Milton's bands continued to move through the Tampa Bay area. 

Many of Florida’s ports are closed ahead of Hurricane Milton. Here’s which cruise lines are impacted.