Steube Says Returning to Normalcy After Hurricane Will Take Time
THE FLORIDIAN — Hurricane Milton struck Florida this week, leaving damage and casualties behind. This marks the second disastrous hurricane that has struck Florida in such a short span of time, and how the state readies to rebuild. Providing an update on the efforts that are underway in his district, Rep. Steube commented that his constituents know “it’s gonna take time.”
During an interview on CBS Morning, Rep. Steube provided an update on how his district is dealing with the effects of Hurricane Milton. “The heartbreaking thing about this, for my district, is that we were literally recovering from Hurricane Helene,” He said.
After Hurricane Helene struck, the Florida Republican said he was helping people in his district rip off drywall. Rep. Steube represents the Sarasota-Manatee area of Florida. While people were recovering from Hurricane Helene just a week ago, Hurricane Milton struck, adding more damage that the area must recover from.
When asked if his district had the necessary resources to be able to deal with the calamity, Rep. Steube said yes.
When it comes to food and water, he commented that the people of his district were able to stock up on the two before Hurricane Milton struck. When it comes to other resources, the district has 50,000 linemen who are staged and ready to work. An additional 400 national guards are staged in Sarasota at Riverview High School.
“Most of my county does not have power. Cell towers are down. Communication is really bad,” he said, noting that help is on the way.
“Now that the winds have died down, emergency responders can get to where they need to get to. Linemen can get to where they need to get to, but I will tell people, ‘it’s gonna take time for power to get restored and for things to get back to normal,’ Rep. Steube informed.
