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Hurricane Milton is about to hit Florida and Toronto Pearson International Airport says several flights to the state have been cancelled as a result.

“We are seeing a number of airlines that have cancelled flights to the Florida area, and we’re also seeing a number of airports that have also shut down operations,” Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) spokesperson Erica Vella told CP24 in an interview Wednesday.

At least five Florida airports have closed in anticipation of the Category 4 storm, including Tampa Bay, Orlando, Fort Myers, Sarasota, and St. Petersburg.

Milton is expected to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning and much of the state’s western side is under a mandatory evacuation order.

Danna Haydar is originally from Toronto, but lives in Tampa, and struggled to get north of the border with her two young children ahead of the storm.

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