‘It was a morgue here last night’: Neighbors, rescuers sift through rubble after Hurricane Milton-spawned tornadoes destroy their homes

Carmen Harrell stood next to the space where her 82-year-old father’s manufactured home used to be and wondered if it was worth trying to find his Navy yearbook. She had picked him up from Spanish Lakes Country Club Village about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Just a half-hour later, the first tornado barreled through, damaging his home. A short while after that, a second one swept the entire home away.

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