Hurricane Milton may have dissipated over the Atlantic Ocean, but the floodwaters it left across Florida still pose a major risk to human health and safety.
Even though the risk of drowning or getting injured in rising, fast-moving water is past, standing water remains treacherous to navigate and likely harbors dangerous diseases. Walking in it should be avoided at all costs, government officials and health experts warn.
¡°I think water can be deceiving,¡± said Seema Wadhwa, executive director for environmental stewardship for the health care company Kaiser Permanente.
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