Taylor Swift donated $5m (£3.8m) to help those affected by Hurricane Milton as the deadly storm hit the Florida coast on Wednesday.
The pop megastarThe world’s richest musician, worth $1.6 billion (£1.2 billion), gave the money to the not-for-profit organization Feeding America as celebrities stepped up to help people cope with the impact of Hurricane Helena and Milton.
Feeding America CEO Claire Babineau-Fontaineau said in a statement on the group’s X account: “Thank you, Taylor, for standing with us in the movement to end hunger and helping communities in need.”
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Milton threatens widespread destruction across the state, part of a region devastated by Hurricane Helene just weeks ago.
Swift, 34, is set to participate Miami next week when she begins the final run of her record-breaking Eras Tour.
She is known for her fundraising support, donating to 1,400 Trussell food banks in Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and London – the cities she is performing in this summer.
The singer recently gave $100,000 (£79,400) to raise funds for the family of a woman who died in the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebrations.
Swift was at the NFL game to support her Kansas City Chiefs star boyfriend Travis Kelce.
On Wednesday, country musicians including Keith Urban, Luke Combs and Eric Church announced they will host a Concert for Carolina benefit concert later this month in Charlotte, North Carolina, for people affected by the two storms.
Another country artist, Morgan Wallen, helped collect supplies and posed for photos with fans at a food drive in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Wednesday.
He previously donated $500,000 (£382,000) to the American Red Cross for post-hurricane relief efforts.
Country superstar Dolly Parton donated $1m (£764,000) of his personal funds to a Tennessee non-profit, the Mountain Ways Foundation, providing immediate relief to victims of Hurricane Helena.
Her businesses, including the Dollywood theme park, matched the amount.
Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm, packing ferocious winds of more than 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour) and spawning a series of tornadoes across the state.
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The Miami-based National Hurricane Center measured maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour (205 kilometers per hour) when it made landfall around 8:30 p.m. local time near Siesta Key.
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More than two million households were without power, the PowerOutages website reported, as forecasters warned of a potentially deadly storm along much of Florida’s Gulf Coast, along with torrential rain.
Two people died in St. Lucie County on Florida’s Atlantic coast, where authorities said tornadoes touched down.
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