South Florida crews work to restore power after hurricanes Milton and Helene

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – South Florida crews have been sent to help our Florida neighbors on the west coast.

Lineman have been restoring power to many areas affected by two storms, Hurricanes Milton and Helene, that have hit the area in less than a month.

Glen Redding and his crew have been working 16-hour days for the last three weeks to restore power and repair grids in the Tampa areas.

President Joe Biden surveyed the devastation on Sunday. Biden said he was thankful the damage from Milton was not as severe as officials had anticipated. But he said it was still a “cataclysmic” event for people caught in the path of the hurricane, which has been blamed for at least 11 deaths.

Thanks to the lineman, the number of homes and businesses in Florida still without electricity dropped to about 500,000 on Sunday, according to Poweroutage.us.

That was down from more than 3 million after Milton made landfall on Wednesday.

Thank you for your hard work! If you know a South Florida lineman or first responder working to help our neighbors on the west coast, let us know in the comments so we can all thank them.

For information about how to help the victims of the storms, click on this link.