Tiffany Thomas headed to a Tampa-area hospital being used as a shelter in search of a cellphone signal and internet on Thursday after Hurricane Ian knocked out power and phone service in her neighbourhood overnight.
The Winnipeg woman who lives in Valrico, Fla., said she managed to ride out the massive storm safely at home with her husband and their three young children but the family was dealing with the aftermath the following day.
“This is their first real hurricane, so were very scared ...We were watching the news and they were very scared for the people just an hour-and-a-half south of us,” she said, referring to flooding that had taken place in another community. Ian made landfall in Florida as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the United States. The massive storm flooded homes on both coasts of the state, destroyed a historic waterfront pier and knocked out electricity to 2.67 million Florida homes and businesses.
“We've already learned to stock up on batteries, stock up on candles, flash lights ... so we don't have to prepare every time a storm comes ... We don't have a generator which is probably where we might have dropped the ball.” “We're buying water and canned food and flashlights and stuff like that,” the 26-year-old said in a phone interview before the storm hit the east coast. “We're going to do our best to stay inside and keep safe.”
“I'm worried about people. I'm worried about my friends and neighbours, I have been trying to get in touch with everyone that I'm friends with in Florida,” she said.Kenyeres said she hadn't yet been able to find out if her home had been damaged by the hurricane.
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