DC: Officials in Florida believe residents could be without power for as long as two months as public utilities hurry to restore electricity to areas slammed by Hurricane Michael.
Lynn Haven Mayor Margo Anderson told citizens they should prepare to live primitively for the next two months, or at least until after Thanksgiving. Some utilities in the area are suggesting that number might be a bit overblown.
“Just about every tree is down,” Anderson told reporters Sunday night while surveying some of Michael’s aftermath. “The power lines are destroyed. The transformers are destroyed. The power grid is destroyed. We have to start over.”
Some 371,000 customers are still without electricity in parts of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, according to the Edison Electric Institute. More than 2.3 million customers in the affected areas have had their power restored. read more
“Women and minorities hardest hit…Trump to blame!”
NOT.GOOD.
People need a sense of normalcy especially at times like Thanksgiving. Having a dinner that day, ANY dinner, would be huge.
@ MJA – What could us IOTW types do to help? Immediate help.
Will local churches and kiwanis, rotary types (not damaged) help? Salvation Army?
AFB can’t because it’s been hammered.
Good ole fashion food ‘drive’…literally.
I hope this is on the POTUS radar after his and mrs visit.
MAGA2016
KAG2020
Is Florida a Caribbean Island?
Need not to worry.
Elizabeth will visit, slam her hands together and proclaim, “I GIVE YOU FIRE!” 2 days max and Florida will over produce electricity.
I know that a lot of the local power company people hatted up and headed out to help the folks there as soon as they knew where the storm was going in, and I’m sure most of the surrounding states did the same thing.
We know they would do the same thing for us if the situation was reversed, as it has been many times in the past. Everybody gets their turn.
I give to the Salvation Army. They are the best, imho.
Very efficient and nearly all money goes to relief….and not salaries for the finger pointers.
I live in Bainbridge, Georgia. We were hard hit by Michael. Power crews from as far away as Illinois and Pennsylvania have been here working non stop. Most of town is back up. Rural parts of the area may take a couple of weeks to be fully up, but progress is being made daily. Panama City and Mexico Beach were slammed, but the crews that are here will join those in the Panhandle to get it done. Those guys have done tremendous work. May God bless them to the fullest.
from 2017 – Florida women collect loads of linemen’s laundry
http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/most-popular/florida-women-collect-loads-of-linemens-laundry
The Pilgrims didn’t have electricity.
The best help IMO would be to assure distribution of camping equipment, charcoal, water and food supplies.
One of the best times my kids and I had was after Wilma, being out of electricity for almost a month. We did lawn work and repairs to the house, camped “in style”, read great books out loud, took walks, helped others, got exercise, spent time with people in the neighborhood, used candles, appreciated the distribution of ice, water and MREs…
More important to help people who have been flooded out or don’t have supplies. Electricity not as big a deal.
A few things about Florida the state has been without power before those that prepare for the worst will get by those that don’t will need to suffer , You would think the media could turn every damn story into doom and gloom .
pessimism and fear doesn’t get you out of the woods.