In a chilling moment amid Hurricane Milton’s fury, a cancer patient at a Florida hospital watched in fear as floodwaters surged into her room, soaking cables beneath her hospital bed. Elaine, speaking with the Tampa Bay Times, shared her shock as she saw the rising water meet electrical cords. “All these cords were laying in the water and I thought, ‘Oh my god,’” she recalled. Nurses, caught off guard by the overwhelming leaks, scrambled to keep the water at bay, using towels to absorb what they could as floodwaters continued seeping through the hospital.
For patients and medical staff alike, Milton’s impact turned the hospital’s hallways into danger zones, with leaks and flooding affecting rooms throughout the building. Elaine’s account highlights the stark reality of Milton’s devastation, as even safe havens like hospitals faced the storm’s wrath.
