Gov. DeSantis: Thousands still without power after Hurricane Helene; Florida Disaster Fund activated
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – More than 200,000 Floridians were still without power Sunday morning after Hurricane Helene, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
During a news conference in Pasco County, DeSantis said that more than 2 million accounts have been restored, and added that Duke Energy expects power to be restored to most of their customers by midnight.
Eleven people died in Florida as Hurricane Helene made landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm in the Big Bend region late Thursday night, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday morning during a news conference in Taylor County.
The deaths included traffic fatalities and people directly impacted by the storm surge.
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