Residents in over two dozens counties are now able to seek assistance from FEMA, including Orangeburg County.
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Western Mass News spoke with John Sweeney, owner of John R. Sweeney Insurance in West Springfield, who laid out what the next steps will look like for those who fell victim to Helene damage with their insurance company.
BIT. JACK. LIZ. ALL RIGHT. TYLER, CHECK THIS OUT. A STORM CHASER CAUGHT THE FEROCITY OF HURRICANE MILTON AS IT MADE LANDFALL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS IS SARASOTA, FLORIDA. JUST A FEW MILES FROM WHERE THE HURRICANE MADE LANDFALL IN SIESTA KEY. THE DESTRUCTIVE STORM HIT THE PENINSULA WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF OVER 100MPH. HEAVY RAIN BROUGHT FLASH FLOODING AND A VERY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE THERE. THERE WERE REPORTS OF BOATS TOSSED AND OVERTURNED, ALONG WITH HOMES AND BUSINESSES HEAVILY DAMAGED. AFTER THE FORCE OF MILTON. AND THAT SHOWS WHY THIS NEXT STORY IS SO IMPORTANT AS RECOVERY EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY FOR BOTH HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON, FOLKS FROM OUR REGION ARE NOW STEPPING UP TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. NBC5S BENNY NEZAJ SHOWS US HOW ONE NORTHERN NEW YORK CHURCH IS GIVING BACK. WHEN WE SAW THE PICTURES OF WHAT FIRST HURRICANE HELENE HAD DONE TO THE SOUTHEAST, AND NOW WHAT MILTON IS DOING TO FLORIDA, WE FELT VERY COMPELLED TO CHIP IN AND SHOW OUR SUPPORT TO ALL THOSE IMPACTED. REVEREND JOHN SAMPSON OF KEENE VALLEY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IS MAKING SURE FOLKS WHOVE BEEN HIT HARD BY THE RECENT HURRICANES HAVE THE BASIC NECESSITIES. THE CHURCH IS LOOKING TO COLLECT HYGIENE KITS WITH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. SOME OF WHICH INCLUDES ONE GALLON ZIPLOC BAGS, AS WELL AS TOOTHBRUSHES AND BARS OF SOAP. IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGES. THE KITS WILL BE SENT THROUGH CHURCH WORLD SERVICE, WHICH WILL THEN BE DISTRIBUTED OUT TO THOSE IN NEED. SAMPSON SAYS ITS IMPORTANT TO HELP OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TO BE ABLE TO HAVE JUST THE BASIC HYGIENE NEEDS AT THAT MOMENT, NOT WAITING TWO WEEKS FOR FUNDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED, BUT RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT THAT YOURE IMPACTED IS SO IMPORTANT. AND EVEN FROM THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY, LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE READY TO GIVE AN EXTRA HAND, EVEN IF THEY RECEIVE LIKE LITTLE TOILETRY PACKS THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THAT SOMEBODY UP NORTH IS CARING FOR THEM, PRAYING FOR THEM, WISHING THEM THE BEST IN A REALLY DIFFICULT SITUATION. IN KEENE VALLEY, BENNY NEZAJ, NBC FIVE NEWS. AND WE WANT TO LET YOU KNO
Hurricane Milton left scars along a huge area of the Florida Peninsula over 24 hours with a trail of destruction from South Florida to Central Florida’s east coast shores.
More than three million Florida homes and businesses without power and 1,900 flights have been cancelled
(CNN) Deadly tornadoes, severe flooding and high winds battered Florida as Hurricane Milton tore through the state Wednesday night.
At least four people have died from Hurricane Milton. Damage was widespread across the state including flooding, downed trees, and cranes toppling over. Emergency crews rescued dozens of people overnight in some cities. Utility reports show millions of homes and businesses are without electricity across a large section of the state. FOX’s Connor Hansen reports.
Hurricane Milton caused widespread flooding and left 3.3 million homes and businesses without power nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene.
Palm Beach Gardens resident Roy Schultheis detailed the moment he experienced a tornado barrel through his neighborhood before Hurricane Milton touched down. Schultheis said the windows started vibrating and he could see tiles being ripped off houses.
Rachel Pierce, formerly of Local 5, is in Florida preparing two homes and four businesses for Hurricane Milton.
Hurricane Milton weakened to a Category 1 storm after making landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast, causing more than 3 million power outages and four deaths from severe weather.
Pictures and videos continue to pour in on social media from Florida following the destructive path of Hurricane Milton as more people assess the damages to their homes and businesses.