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As volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints tirelessly aided victims of Hurricane Helene, they received alarming news: another storm, Hurricane Milton, was barreling towards their homes in Tampa, Florida.
“Their first thought was to continue serving those in need, no matter what the next week would bring,” said Kasey Hess, regional leader for the Church in Tampa.
Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, near Sarasota, Florida, as a Category 3 storm. With it came flooding from Jacksonville to the Everglades. Widespread power outages affected more than 3 million people. Preliminary reports indicate more than 40 tornadoes throughout central and south Florida.
Many residents in the area were just beginning to dig out from the storm surge, record flooding and wind damage brought on by Hurricane Helene. Milton is the fourth hurricane to make landfall in the United States in 2024. Six weeks remain in the 2024 hurricane season.
Latter-day Saints spent October 12 and 13 assessing damage and helping their neighbors throughout central and southern Florida. All missionaries are safe, and some Church buildings in Florida were damaged.
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