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    Anderson Cooper was hit by debris

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    Anderson Cooper survives CNN’s coverage of Hurricane Milton.

    The anchor of the Anderson Cooper 360 was hit in the face by debris during a live hit in Florida.

    “The water is really starting to flow now,” Cooper said. “If you look at the ground — whoa,” he shouted as he was hit in the face by flying debris, then said, “Okay, that wasn’t good.”

    Continuing his live reporting, he said: “Um, we’ll probably go in soon, but you can see the amount of water on the ground here. This is water from the Manatee River.”

    Hurricane Milton leaves destruction in its wake, but not a “worst case scenario”: live updates

    Later, Kaitlan Collins, host of CNN’s “The Source,” told viewers she wanted to note “for all viewers who are obviously very concerned about all of our correspondents and anchors on the ground: Anderson is doing well.”

    Collins continued: “It’s obviously understandably difficult to make a connection when you see what’s happening with the wind and the rain and of course also how the conditions are getting worse by the minute.”

    Social media users have mixed reactions to Anderson Cooper’s hurricane coverage

    The reaction to Cooper’s live broadcast of “Hurricane Milton” drew mixed reviews from CNN viewers.

    “What effect does placing Anderson Cooper on a pier in the middle of the ocean with a hurricane at its peak have in informing viewers?

    Another wrote on friend Andy Cohen of Bravo.

    In the comments on CNN’s YouTube video, users continued to express their concerns, with one writing: “I’m sorry but we don’t have to see it as this bad!!!!! You have kids, Anderson!!!!”

    Another said: “Why are you there Anderson??”

    One commenter added: “Anyone trying to earn an Emmy for best hurricane coverage.”

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Hurricane Milton was “not the worst-case scenario.”

    Hurricane Milton ripped through the Florida Peninsula on Thursday, tearing a path of destruction from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean as it knocked out power to millions of people, flooded neighborhoods, destroyed homes, tore off the roof of a major sports facility and toppled a giant crane into an office building.

    At least two deaths were reported at a senior living community following a suspected tornado in Fort Pierce on the state’s eastern coast, St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson told local television stations. More than 3.3 million homes and businesses were dark as of early Thursday, according to USA TODAY power outage data.

    “The storm was significant, but fortunately this was not the worst-case scenario,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a briefing Thursday. “The storm weakened before making landfall and the initial reported storm surge overall was not as significant as that observed during Hurricane Helene.”

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