Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he has “requested from the federal government a major disaster declaration' for 25 counties in Florida following Hurricane Idalia.
said Thursday that his state has suffered"significant damage" from Hurricane Idalia, as there are"still reports rolling in" of search and rescue efforts being made. Idalia made landfall"Urban search and rescue teams, National Guard, Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife, Florida State Guard have been involved in search and rescue efforts.
"Our Fish and Wildlife Officers assisted with medical evacuation yesterday, and they are conducting high water and welfare checks," he added."These efforts are continuing, and they will continue until there is no longer a need.
DeSantis also said"We have requested from the federal government a major disaster declaration for all 25 counties that fell under the hurricane warning." "What I saw was just a lot. I mean, there's a massive amount of debris because you have a lot of trees in this part of the state and there were trees knocked down," DeSantis said when asked to describe the damage."They would knock down power lines. There were branches and all kinds of stuff, kind of everywhere. You did see structural damage to buildings, I saw roofs torn off of businesses.
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