Good news for the people hit hard in the state - doing this will assist relief and assistance efforts

Trump declared that an emergency exists in the State of Florida

  • ordered Federal assistance to supplement the State’s response efforts
  • due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Eta beginning on November 7, 2020, and continuing.
  • The President’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate disaster relief efforts

Via White House statement.

Pic below is from a couple of days back

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