So far - 70,000 evacuees from Puerto Rico have relocated to Orange County. 2,000 are students enrolled in Orange County Schools. Waiting on a roundtable with @FLGovScott & local mayors to begin. @WFTV pic.twitter.com/hmS2cwvLuv
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) November 13, 2017
Roundtable discussion on Puerto Rico relief efforts is starting in Kissimmee. @FLGovScott talking to local mayors & other community leaders. @WFTV pic.twitter.com/lLHSqrBl8t
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) November 13, 2017
Orange County Mayor says she wants to know FEMA is making a housing option available for PR evacuees that's wholistic across the state. @FLGovScott says he thinks counties should make decision based on needs of each area. @WFTV pic.twitter.com/4rbNSVkS57
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) November 13, 2017
Orange County Mayor says housing options must address healthcare & education in the area. Worried housing all in one place would overcrowd schools in that area. @WFTV pic.twitter.com/ffIOOmiEXn
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) November 13, 2017
FEMA rep says they are "part" of the team but not the whole "team" and state/local leaders make up the rest. @WFTV
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) November 13, 2017
Kissimmee's Mayor says hundreds of thousands of people are still waiting on standby in Puerto Rico to come to FL. He says if you walk around and ask where they plan to go - they all says Orlando or Kissimmee. @WFTV
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) November 13, 2017
Airport suggests handing out fact sheets to evacuees as they board planes in Puerto Rico. They suggest gather info from each organization at the airport receiving center to add to paperwork. @WFTV
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) November 13, 2017
According to @FLGovScott, Florida has 250,000 job openings. @WFTV
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) November 13, 2017
While state & local leaders say evacuees are welcome with open arms, some Orlando charities are telling people in Puerto Rico not to come here because of lack of hosing. @WFTV
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) November 13, 2017
The Governor says Orange / Osceola counties are seeing the most evacuees. About half coming to Florida are landing in central FL. About 25% are going to Miami. @WFTV pic.twitter.com/7GOB1Pr1Iv
— Lauren Seabrook (@LSeabrookWFTV) November 13, 2017
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