More than 2.6 million homes and businesses were without power as of Wednesday as the storm passed through the state.
beautiful spring. – More than 12 hours after tornado Ian made an impact on the west coast of Florida, and Thursday noon was still without electricity service in various counties and cities.
More than 2.6 million homes and Business they were without Electricity Since Wednesday as the storm passed through the state, according to information from local electric companies.
The lack of electricity affected petrol stations whose dispensers were carrying signs saying “Out of Service”.
However, some of these businesses opened their doors at noon, but only accepted cash payments due to the power outage.
“The problem is that yesterday [miércoles] “I couldn’t get paid because I was working hard and now I can’t pay anything with a card,” said Vicente Gonzalez, a Honduran gardener in Bonita Springs.
Counties like Hardy, Desoto, Charlotte, Lee and Highlands were the hardest hit, with residents facing nearly 100% disruption.
Other counties such as Hendry and Polk had a 60% outage. In Hillsborough, Pinellas, Volusia, Seminole, Indian River and St. Cole 30% of the population was affected.
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