{"id":113672,"date":"2024-10-13T12:34:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T05:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113672"},"modified":"2024-10-13T12:34:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T05:34:45","slug":"hurricane-milton-recovery-more-gas-distribution-centers-set-to-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113672","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Milton recovery: More gas distribution centers set to open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26of6ty000uttow0gyt8nm2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Surrounded by the damage left behind by hurricanes Helene and Milton, people across Florida are facing the daunting task of cleaning up, but many lack the electricity and fuel to do it.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26oojhr000h356mx6ehkytx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hampered by roads blocked by fallen trees and flooding, fuel suppliers and power companies are working to get the infrastructure of daily life back up and running and police are aiding recovery efforts by providing escorts to fuel tankers trying to reach those most in need.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26ptxn5000r356mhvd3epxg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            President Joe Biden will visit Florida to survey the damage after the storm, the White House announced. He will take an aerial tour to see some of the most heavily damaged areas, meet with first responders and speak in St. Petersburg Sunday morning.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26ofdai00003b6mg8jccovm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Here\u2019s the latest:\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26ofgi300063b6m3whyqpch@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <strong>\u2022 Gas stations still waiting for fuel:<\/strong> Just under 30% of the state\u2019s gas stations have no fuel as of early Sunday, according to the monitoring website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gasbuddy.com\/go\/hurricane-milton-outage-tracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GasBuddy.com<\/a>. In the hard-hit Tampa-St. Petersburg area, more than three quarters of stations, 77%, are out of gas. In the Sarasota area, 62%. Around Ft. Myers and Naples area, it\u2019s 42%, and in the Orlando area, 35%. More than 37.3 million gallons of fuel has been offloaded at Florida ports, according to Kevin Guthrie, director of the state\u2019s Division\u00a0of\u00a0Emergency Management. \u201cWe have right now 25 Florida Highway Patrol escorts to rush in the fuel tankers from the port, and so those are being brought in to fill out the stations,\u201d Gov. Ron DeSantis said. Three public fuel sites in Plant City, Bradenton and St. Petersburg have been opened, where customers can receive 10 gallons of gas each for free. The governor said more will be opened Sunday in Charlotte, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26onsl70005356m878gnr5e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <strong>\u2022 Power is gradually being restored:<\/strong> As of early Sunday, 1.25 million people remained out of power across the state, down from a peak of nearly 3 million. Crews from across the country are working to reconnect homes and businesses to the grid. The power companies are estimating most people will have electricity by midweek.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26oochw0008356m7ovwxvcr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <strong>\u2022 St. Petersburg offers gas and charging stations: <\/strong>The city of St. Petersburg has set up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpete.org\/residents\/public_safety\/hurricane_helene_recovery_assistance.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">temporary stations<\/a> to help residents in need, with a place to charge their phones and pick up essentials like bottled water, batteries and tarps. The city remains under a boil water notice due to multiple line breaks and 25 crews are on the streets picking up debris. \u201cWe have weathered two storms in less than two weeks. This is unprecedented from a debris standpoint but it\u2019s still our top priority to get our city cleaned up and resume to some type of normalcy,\u201d said Mike Jefferis, city enrichment administrator.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26p8gve00003b6mdduc9630@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <strong>\u2022 President Biden approves major disaster declaration:\u00a0<\/strong>President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/press-release\/20241012\/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-major-disaster-declaration-florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approved<\/a> a major disaster declaration for the state on Saturday, according to FEMA. \u201cFederal disaster assistance is available to the state of Florida to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Milton\u201d from October 5 onward, a FEMA news release stated. Biden\u2019s approval makes funding available for people in more than 30 counties impacted by Milton, according to the release. The funds include grants for temporary housing and home repairs.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26ooega000b356miaak4u4j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ongoing flooding issues after Milton dumped 16 inches of rain over Hillsborough County has hindered the area\u2019s recovery from the storm, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said Saturday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26se02000013b6m26v4omi7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe water doesn\u2019t subside as rapidly as all of us would like, so, this healing, this recovery, is taking a lot longer,\u201d Chronister said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26se02000023b6m1lfmd05v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Meanwhile, the National Weather Service office in Tampa Bay continued <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/wwamap\/wwatxtget.php?cwa=TBW&amp;wwa=flood%20warning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flood warnings<\/a> for rivers in Hillsborough, Sarasota and Manatee counties and several other locations Saturday, with some set to remain in effect \u201cuntil further notice,\u201d according to the weather service.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26se02000033b6mfwumjg1w@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The <a href=\"https:\/\/water.noaa.gov\/gauges\/litf1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alafia River<\/a> in Lithia, Florida, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/water.noaa.gov\/gauges\/MORF1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hillsborough River<\/a>, both in the Tampa area, remained at major flood stage by early Sunday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26se3dz00073b6mzqa3qqts@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A CNN crew touring the Hillsborough County neighborhood of Valrico with the sheriff\u2019s office on Saturday observed widespread flooding for several blocks, leaving front yards and garages covered in water. Some residents told them they\u2019d never seen such severe flooding in their decades of living there.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26se02000043b6m7fup5egp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Chronister said Saturday Hillsborough County\u2019s crews performed more than 300 rescues within a 48-hour period, adding teams are working around the clock.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26r9pck00033b6m2xl023nl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Dozens of Florida drivers likely low on fuel for days waited in lengthy lines Saturday outside gas stations in hopes of filling their tanks and cans, as shortages in the state\u2019s hard-hit areas persisted.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26t5usu000k3b6mpg3ra395@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Some people told CNN they\u2019ve had to use word of mouth to find out which stations have gas. Drone footage Saturday morning <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tropicalupdate\/status\/1845132366827712947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showed long lines<\/a> of drivers hugging both sides of a Thorntons gas station in Oldsmar in Pinellas County.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26t5wnl000m3b6m0ithpi97@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            One of those lines made of at least 20 drivers stretched across the intersection while letting other drivers travel through, video showed. But relief was en route Saturday for some stations, including at a Wawa in Valrico, Florida, where Hillsborough County sheriff\u2019s deputies escorted a gas tanker truck as several drivers awaited the chance to use the pumps.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26t5zot000o3b6m1kdcskvw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A man standing outside his parked white pickup truck punched a grateful thumbs-up into the air as the tanker pulled in, video showed. Paula Cast told CNN her family visited four or five different gas stations Friday, but everything was closed.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26t62ut000q3b6m26gnpqtt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Then on Saturday, they got a call from one of their friends saying a Wawa station had gas. \u201cSo me and my son immediately ran over here, and we\u2019ve been in line for about an hour and a half, literally on fumes,\u201d Cast said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm26ooh71000e356mlaujw7jm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>CNN\u2019s Sam Fossum contributed to this report.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/12\/us\/hurricane-milton-florida-recovery-sunday\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Surrounded by the damage left behind by hurricanes Helene and Milton, people across Florida are facing the daunting task of cleaning up, but many lack the electricity and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113672\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113672\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}