Monster hurricane Milton threatens an already battered Florida

People line up to pay for food and supplies in a supermarket as Hurricane Milton advances, in Cancun, Mexico October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Paola Chiomante

(Reuters) -The Category 4 Hurricane Milton was expected to grow larger on Tuesday as it threatened Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on its way to Florida, where more than a million people were ordered to evacuate from its path.

The densely populated west coast of Florida, still reeling from the devastating Hurricane Helene less than two weeks ago, braced for landfall on Wednesday.