Florida’s Recovery Underway With Most Power Restored, Schools Open, and Distribution Centers Catering For Basics

Gov. DeSantis says progress across the state is moving rapidly just 48 hours after Hurricane Idalia's landfall

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tells Florida residents to take safety precautions as Hurricane Idalia is set to sweep through part of the state in Fla. on Aug. 30, 2023. WSFU-TV/The Florida Channel via AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

It has been a little more than 48 hours since Hurricane Idalia made landfall, and Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed members of the press from the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Tallahassee to provide an update on the state’s recovery efforts.

Joined by Florida Emergency Management (FEM) Director Kevin Guthrie, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nunez, and Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Shevaun Harris, Mr. DeSantis described the rapid progress recovery teams have made throughout the region to make sure residents have power, food, water, shelter and can send their kids back to school.