Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., discusses the potential affect of Hurricane Milton after Tampa’s mayor advised residents to evacuate on ‘Varney & Co.’
Quite a few corporations are stepping as much as help Florida communities sitting within the path of yet one more devastating hurricane by donating to reduction organizations and sending important provides to affected areas.
Hurricane Milton, the second hurricane to slam Florida in a number of week’s time, made landfall on Wednesday night. Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida late final month earlier than transferring into Georgia, Tennessee, the Carolinas and Virginia, and killing greater than 200 folks.
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These are the businesses which are working to assist impacted communities:
CVS Pharmacy
CVS shops are receiving further emergency provides, akin to water, batteries and first assist merchandise. (Scott Olson/Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
Its shops are additionally receiving further emergency provides, akin to water, batteries and first assist merchandise. CVS stated its shops adjust to all native evacuation orders and that if there are obligatory closures, shops will reopen as quickly as they’re protected to take action.
Nonetheless, if a retailer is closed for greater than sooner or later, CVS stated the telephone strains will probably be rerouted to a close-by open CVS Pharmacy to assist sufferers entry their prescriptions.
House Depot 
House Depot shops and parking heaps sometimes function a house base for first responders. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Training Photos/Common Photos Group by way of Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
House Depot stated it pre-positions vehicles which are full of provides exterior the hurricane strike zone so it could possibly get in with important merchandise as quickly as attainable. So far, over 500 truckloads of important storm prep provides have been despatched to probably impacted areas.
Earlier than the storm, the corporate deploys precedence merchandise like mills, water, tarps, flashlights, plywood and batteries. After, its pre-staged vehicles will instantly reply with restoration provides like fuel cans, mills, trash baggage, cleansing provides and chain saws, in response to the corporate.
Greater than 100 workers throughout the corporate are concerned in sending these important provides to impacted communities.
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Its shops and parking heaps will sometimes function a house base for first responders and the command heart will probably be used as a hub for communication, so the corporate can reply to neighborhood wants.
House Depot has additionally dedicated $2 million to assist catastrophe reduction from Helene.
Walmart 
Walmart stated it is presently working to arrange workers within the path of Milton, together with providing evacuation help to these in obligatory evacuation zones. ( Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto by way of Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
Since Hurricane Helene made landfall final month, Walmart opened up retailer and membership parking heaps throughout Appalachia and the Southeast to function charging stations and so residents can obtain a scorching meal and water. Many parking heaps additionally permit storm victims to take showers and even do their laundry.
The corporate plans to supply the identical providers in parking heaps throughout communities impacted by Milton after the storm passes. Within the meantime, the corporate stated it is presently working to arrange workers within the path of Milton, together with providing evacuation help to these in obligatory evacuation zones.
Sam’s Membership 
Walmart, Sam’s Membership and the Walmart Basis have already dedicated $10 million to assist time-sensitive reduction efforts throughout impacted communities in Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina and Tennessee. (Brandon Bell/Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
Like its father or mother firm, Walmart, Sam’s Membership can also be working to arrange staff within the path of the storm, together with providing evacuation help to these in obligatory evacuation zones.
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It’s also making ready its services for the storms and sending in further emergency provides and water, the corporate stated.
Walmart, Sam’s Membership and the Walmart Basis have already dedicated $10 million to assist time-sensitive reduction efforts throughout impacted communities in Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina and Tennessee.
