Gov DeSantis: There Were 1.9 Million People Without Power as of 6AM

DeSantis As of 6 ░░░░░░░░ A M there were ░░░░░░░░ 1 9 million people ░░░░░░░░ without power Right now ░░░░░░░░ hardest hit areas are ░░░░░░░░ 99 without power as ░░░░░░░░ this morning Charlotte and ░░░░░░░░ both have 85 without ░░░░░░░░ De Soto is at ░░░░░░░░ without Sarasota Collier Manatee ░░░░░░░░ to half of the ░░░░░░░░ there are without power ░░░░░░░░ and Pinellas 15 to ░░░░░░░░ are without power These ░░░░░░░░ have been on the ░░░░░░░░ since it was safe ░░░░░░░░ do so and they ░░░░░░░░ working 24 7 to ░░░░░░░░ able to restore power ░░░░░░░░ throughout the state of ░░░░░░░░ That s over 42 ░░░░░░░░ linemen and associated personnel ░░░░░░░░ are on the ground ░░░░░░░░ has had over 1300 ░░░░░░░░ on the ground they ░░░░░░░░ cleared 1 100 miles ░░░░░░░░ roadway I was happy ░░░░░░░░ see traffic flowing in ░░░░░░░░ Florida Obviously there are ░░░░░░░░ structural problems in some ░░░░░░░░ the bridges leading out ░░░░░░░░ Sanibel and Pine Island ░░░░░░░░ by and large there ░░░░░░░░ toss and clear operations ░░░░░░░░ is flowing in southwest ░░░░░░░░ probably better than would ░░░░░░░░ been anticipated so soon ░░░░░░░░ such a major hurricane ░░░░░░░░ we appreciate that.”