Florida occupant who are void before Hurricane Milton is anticipated to make landfall on Wednesday can get destitute Uber rides to and from emergency shelter , according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management . Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis mentioned the free Uber rides at a press league on Tuesday morn that was livestreamed onYouTube .
“ Florida has also partner with Uber for Hurricane Milton voiding so you may get free rides to and from shelters in county with participating evacuation rescript , ” DeSantis said . “ They did this with Hurricane Helene . They ’re now doing it with Hurricane Milton . And so if you want a free drive to a shelter , you utilize the promo code MILTONRELIEF one Good Book , MILTONRELIEF . So thanks for Uber for stepping up and helping Floridians when they ’re in pauperism . ”
The list of available shelters is post and updated constantly onFloridaDisaster.org . To use the promo codification MILTONRELIEF , users need to open up the Uber app , tap on Account at the bottom right hand of the screen , and then tap Wallet .
Evacuating from the likely path of Hurricane Milton, Rex and Ruby Thacher bring their dogs Lulu and Zoey to the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.© Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Image
The National Hurricane Center report Tuesday good afternoon that while the hurricane had damp from a category 5 to a 4 overnight , it has sincereboundedand is approaching 5 again . Tampa Bay is gestate to get a storm surge of 12 - 15 feet when the hurricane ca-ca landfall on Wednesday night . The city manager of Tampa , Jane Castor , appeared onCNNlate Monday to discourage about just how lethal Hurricane Milton is anticipate to be .
“ This is literally ruinous . And I can say without any dramatization whatsoever , if you take to stay in one of those evacuation areas , you ’re gon na become flat , ” Castor told CNN .
“ Some of the foretelling are saying that Pinellas County to the southward of us , the intact county is going to be subaquatic . So this is something that I have never seen in my sprightliness , ” Castor say , stressing just how historical this powerful storm could be .
Gov. DeSantis observe at his pressure conference on Tuesday that many hotel way in the domain now offer dismiss rates for citizenry in an emergency situation , noting thatExpediaandPricelineboth have portals for Florida residents who are evacuating that give a special rate for emergency accommodation .
“ We have properties , the Rosen properties , Red Roof Inns , Alofts , La Quinta ’s , Motel 6 , Best Western , Holiday Inns . They ’re all on board to be able-bodied to do this and help Floridians when they ’re in need . So we value you doing that , ” said DeSantis .
Gov. DeSantis is encouraging multitude who want to donate to relief efforts to give to theFlorida Disaster Fund .
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