Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis experienced a brief power outage during his Hurricane Idalia press conference regarding power outages Wednesday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis experiences a brief power outage during his Hurricane Idalia press conference on power outages.
"As the governor said, the storm is here. It is here now," he continued. "It is just off the coast of the Big Bend, looking like Keaton Beach is going to be the location in which we have landfall. Stay off the roads. If you're sheltering in place at home, stay inside your home. If you're at a shelter or hotel, please do not leave this time. Conditions are deteriorating outside.
The governor pointed to ongoing efforts to make sure that any power outages are addressed as swiftly as possible. "We currently have 54,000 households that are out of power throughout the state of Florida, but there have been over 100,000 households that have already been restored through hard work all through the night," DeSantis said. "And those restoration efforts are ongoing. Any place it's safe to do, people are there working to get that done."DeSantis also addressed how his government will help in the aftermath of the storm.
"When the winds die down to a sufficient level, search and rescue efforts will begin," the governor said. "We have eight urban search and rescue teams staged ready to go, 33 ambulance strike teams, 5,500 National Guardsmen. We also have theshould that be necessary. There will be an immediate effort to restore power to people who lose power. There's 30,000 plus linemen stationed and ready to go to commence restoration efforts for local municipalities and electric co-ops.
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