FORT PIERCE, Florida, Oct 12 — Millions of Floridians began a long and difficult recovery on Friday after the state's second major hurricane in two weeks, restoring power, shovelling mud from flooded homes and clearing mountains of debris left by Milton and Helene.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) has advised Malaysians in Florida, the United States (US), to remain vigilant as Hurricane Milton, now a Category Five storm, approaches the Gulf Coast.