More than 500 people were rescued from an apartment complex in a non-evacuation zone in Clearwater overnight after Milton brought major flooding to the city, its mayor told CNN.
“These people weren’t expecting this, but the rain came down so hard, so fast that it completely flooded this apartment complex,” he said.
The next challenge will be finding shelter for the residents who are displaced from the complex, the mayor said.
“We feel like we’ve had one major hurricane in two separate events.
If you put it all together, it’s really, really tough for our entire community,” Rector said.
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