Watch live: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis provides updates on Milton recovery efforts

As authorities in Florida worked to restore power to more than 2 million homes and businesses in the wake of Hurricane Milton, some communities remained inundated with floodwater on Friday as residents salvaged belongings from damaged homes. Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds Wednesday night before carving a path of destruction across the state, drenching coastal and inland communities with rain and storm surge as its powerful winds caused blackouts and hurled large sailboats on to front yards. Milton spawned a deadly tornado outbreak that killed at least six in St. Lucie County on Florida's east coast. Crews with the Nation Weather Service were expected to survey damage Friday and determine exactly how many tornadoes had formed. Across the state, the storm has been tied to at least 16 deaths.