'Hurricane hunters' fly through Milton as it barrels towards Florida – video

A team of 'hurricane hunters' from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) flew through Milton as the category 4 hurricane barrelled towards Florida's coast. The team from NOAA gathered data on the storm, which is expected to be one of the worst to hit the US in decades. Joe Biden warned that evacuation orders for residents in the storm's path were a matter of 'life and death' as he announced that he had cancelled his trips to Germany and Angola to remain in the US as the storm hit.

• Tailbacks and trepidation as Floridians scramble to flee Hurricane Milton's path