Ahead of Hurricane Dorian, Florida has launched a website monitoring the generator status of nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
Florida residents buy supplies in preparation for Hurricane Dorian on August 29, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. Gerardo Mora/Getty Images
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said in a press release that the state is preparing for Hurricane Dorian with all available resources, with 2,500 Florida National Guard members activated and another 1,500 on standby. The governor is also working with federal, state, and local emergency officials to prepare for the storm, which is forecasted to hit the state's east coast as a major hurricane -- possibly even a Category 4, the statement said.Florida has 819,000 gallons of water and 1.8 million meals ready for distribution. Another 200,000 gallons of water are on the way, bringing the total to more than 1 million gallons. The state has pre-deployed 860,000 bottles of water to preparing counties.
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