Fuel shortages, bottlenecks hamper Florida mass exodus

In a state home to more than 20 million people,

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Governor Rick Scott warned residents on both coasts to be ready to get out before the monster storm strikes south Florida late Saturday.

Experts hope to avoid mass casualties by ushering residents out of the riskiest areas, in what could be the largest US evacuation since Hurricane Rita forced 3.7 million people to leave Texas and Louisiana in 2005.

Already, 31,000 people have already fled the Florida Keys chain of islands, and Scott warned people yet to evacuate to get out, fast.

"Look at the size of this storm. It's huge. It's wider than our entire state," the governor told a press conference, warning of 10 feet (three meters) of storm surge, enough to reach the roofs of many homes.

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