The National Hurricane Center warns Milton poses a "extremely serious threat" to Florida with life-threatening impacts, and hundreds of thousands of people are evacuating ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival.
As mandatory evacuations are underway across Florida and millions of residents prepare for life-threatening impacts from Hurricane Milton, the Florida Division of Emergency Management has partnered with Uber to provide Floridians free rides to and from shelters in counties evacuating for Milton.
Those evacuating can use a promo code on the Uber app for a ride to or from a state-approved shelter.
The service is available in the 54 Florida counties under a state of emergency and is subject to driver availability.
To get a ride:
Open the Uber app
Tap Account on the bottom right and tap Wallet
Add promo code MILTONRELIEF
You can find a list of state-approved shelters at FloridaDisaster.org/Shelter-Status.
Hurricane Milton has the potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record, with the National Hurricane Center warning that Milton poses a "extremely serious threat" to Florida with life-threatening impacts.
The fear is that the storm could slam into the Tampa Bay area before tearing through the I-4 corridor with the potential to bring hurricane force winds and extreme flooding rain to the heavily populated Central Florida.
Millions of people throughout the state are preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best, in what is a monster storm bearing down on the sunshine state.
In Central Florida people are continuing to prepare for a potential direct hit from Hurricane Milton, theme parks and attractions are closing, including Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, LEGOLAND Florida, The Orlando Eye, Gatorland and more.
Orlando International Airport is also closing, ceasing commercial operations at 9am on Wednesday, October 9.
Grocery stores are closing, including Publix with all Central Florida stores closing Tuesday, at 6pm, remaining closed until 6pm on Thursday.
As the situation becoming more dire, and Hurricane Milton continues to target Florida, state and local officials are warning residents that the time to prepare for the life-threatening storm is running out. Florida residents and visitors currently in the state should be finalizing preparations and action plans today,
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has already placed 51 of the state’s 67 counties under a State of Emergency, and on Monday, President Joe Biden approved the state’s pre-landfall emergency declaration request, which now authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures.
We urge you to stay informed and stay safe as Hurricane Milton targets Florida.
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