“Right now, we are to trying secure everything from floating away,” said Sheryl Horne, whose family owns the Shell Island Fish Camp along the Wakulla River in St. Marks, Florida, where some customers moved their boats inland. The sparsely populated Big Bend ...
A Florida police chief has told ourUS partner network NBC Newsof his regret that officials weren't more aggressive in telling residents to evacuate. Jamie Cruise, police chief of Perry in Florida's Big Bend area, said: "We weren't aggressive enough in the...
IN FLORIDA NOW - READY FOR HISTORIC MILTON I was not thinking I'd be back in Florida so soon, but here I am and here we are. Milton is poised to be one of the most impactful hurricanes of the past 20, maybe 50, years. As such, we are ready to begin deploying an incredible amou...
"My FEMA advisor is on the ground in Florida right now. … We're working hard," Biden said. Asked by ABC News if there are more resources the federal government could be providing, Biden responded, "No, we've given them. We have pre-planned a significant amount, even though the...
International Medical Corps, a group of first responders who aid in natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and myriad other emergencies, is currently on the ground in Florida providing outpatient services to hurricane survivors. On top of physical needs, the group is also doing mental and psychosocial...
RELATED:Why Florida’s west coast is so vulnerable to storm surge flooding The precise landfall location is still uncertain right now. Milton’s powerful core could move ashore anywhere from Fort Myers in the south to the hard-hit Bi...
So onward and southward to South Florida I continued! I did what any other free-spirited gal would do and I followed hurricane Jeanne RIGHT into South Florida! In fact, I arrived one day before Jeanne made her unwelcomed blaring and daring impact. ...
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, it's tragic. As a matter of fact, they're trying to get the exact number. My FEMA adviser is on the ground in Florida right now. There's a distinction between the numbers that FEMA has used and the ones used by — by the locals. ...
"This could be the worst storm to hit Florida in over a century, and God-willing it won't be, but it's looking like that right now," Mr Biden said. He added: "I just don't think I can be out of the country at this time." ...
at least nine insurance companies in Florida have collapsed and some of the remaining ones have altered damage reports, Bush said. He says he has evidence of carriers manipulating reports in six different states, with the policyholders none the wiser that they're not getting the money they de...