Forty people have been rescued in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael thus far and another 232 people aided, the US Coast Guard announced in a press release on Friday.
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 12th October, 2018) Forty people have been rescued in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael thus far and another 232 people aided, the US Coast Guard announced in a press release on Friday.
"As of 6:30 p.m., Coast Guard crews have rescued approximately 40 people and assisted 232," the release said.
The Coast Guard also helped evacuate 142 from a nursing home to a hospital in the state of Florida city of Pensacola, the release said.
Rescues are likely to increase throughout the day and over the weekend as other agencies, especially the Florida National Guard, begin issuing reports on relief and rescue efforts after the Category 4 storm slammed Florida's Gulf of Mexico coast on Wednesday.
More than 1.5 million residents remained without power, according to local media reports.
