"At least 135 people have been rescued from the Great American Assisted Living Facility in Tampa, where first responders on Thursday morning found residents in water up to their waists, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office."
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"At least 135 people have been rescued from the Great American Assisted Living Facility in Tampa, where first responders on Thursday morning found residents in water up to their waists, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office."
October 10 Hurricane Milton news | CNN
Floridians are picking up the pieces after Milton made landfall as a dangerous Category 3 hurricane and cut through the state as a Category 1 storm before moving offshore.
CNN (www.cnn.com)
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@jalefkowit I hate that I mistakenly thought this was an old post. This is not the first time this has happened in Florida, and sadly, it probably won't be the last.
One would think such facilities would have evacuation plans
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@allenstenhaus I know that neighboring Pinellas County had a mandatory evacuation order for all assisted living facilities, but I can't find mention of them in Hillsborough County's evacuation orders.
This facility was outside the county's designated evacuation zones, so without a specific order the management wouldn't have been obligated to move the people out. Which I guess they decided to take advantage of.
Just infuriating.
