People in Florida with Ties to Connecticut Prepare for Hurricane Ian

Many in Florida are making ready to journey out Hurricane Ian because it storms ashore. That features folks within the Sunshine State with ties to Connecticut.

“This the primary time the place on my coast is the place we will be having a direct impression. So it is undoubtedly nerve wracking,” mentioned Joshua Labbe of Hudson, Florida.

Labbe – initially from the Griswold space – now lives north of Tampa and works non-public safety.

“We’re on standby proper now for all of our websites in case one thing does occur, whether or not or not it’s looting or something like that,” Labbe mentioned.

He shared with us movies exhibiting the impression of the frenzy to replenish on groceries and folks ready in line to replenish on ice and water earlier than Hurricane Ian slams into Florida’s west coast.

“We went out [Tuesday]. We received a bunch of canned meals and dry items and every part. However yeah, it’s undoubtedly a wrestle down right here to search out some necessities,” Labbe mentioned.

Additionally close to Tampa and making ready for the storm’s impression is Andre Bergeron who’s initially from Plainfield.

“Discovering provides, you recognize, ensuring you have got battery, flashlights, meals for, you recognize, two, three days anyway. My in-laws are right here as a result of, you recognize, they stay in really the evacuation zone there they usually’re in a modular dwelling. In order that they’re staying with us, too,” mentioned Bergeron, who lives in Land ‘O Lakes.

His work is shutting down Wednesday morning and he can then hunker down at dwelling.

“Simply buttoning every part up. By like [Wednesday] morning I need to, you recognize, have every part in from outdoors that may fly round you recognize. I’ve a factor with securing my storage door the place, you recognize, the winds get too unhealthy the storage doorways like the one factor actually to go,” Bergeron mentioned.

These people initially from Connecticut and so many others in Florida now are simply hoping for the very best.

“Proper now it is, you recognize, ideas and prayers with everyone that is over right here. They’re undoubtedly lots of people that want the help,” Labbe mentioned.

Assistance is already on the way in which from our state. Two Pink Cross volunteers from Connecticut are deploying to Orlando to help shelters.