Residents in Florida were given very little time this week to make what some have referred to as a life or death decision: evacuate their home or ride out Hurricane #Milton and potentially die.
Residents in Florida were given warning this week to make what some officials have referred to as a life or death decision: evacuate their home or ride out Hurricane Milton and potentially die.The storm, which was still a strong Category 3 as of Wednesday evening, is expected to be one of the most destructive in the state’s history — developing at an unseen rate of rapidness just two weeks after Florida’s Gulf Coast was shaken by Hurricane Helene.'Helene was a wake-up call.
County and city officials open shelters in safer regions and often provide free public transportation for this exact reason, but some say it’s not enough. A lot of people consider their pets to be part of their family and, if a shelter or hotel isn’t pet-friendly or they don’t have room in their vehicles, many people would rather risk their own lives by staying home than leave behind their pets.
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