SIESTA KEY, Fla.—It has been three days since Hurricane Milton made landfall and recovery efforts are well underway.
Barrier islands along Florida’s Gulf Coast are reopening once again to residents, business owners, and the public. More than 2.6 million residents have had their power restored, schools are set to reopen on Monday, and fuel is being distributed.
“I think that we’re doing very well,” Holmes Beach Police Chief William Tokajer told The Epoch Times on Oct. 11. “We have extra manpower here to help with law enforcement.”
Holmes Beach, a town on Anna Maria Island just south of the mouth of Tampa Bay, re-opened to residents and business owners on Oct. 12….