Florida is just starting to recover from Hurricane Idalia — some Gulf Coast communities are still recovering from hurricanes that hit the area three years ago.
The storm is expected to continue toward China after crossing over Taiwan. Authorities in the Chinese city of Shantou in Guangdong province are advising residents to take precautions.
President Biden had said he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis during a tour of hurricane damage on Saturday. But on Friday night, the governor's office threw cold water on the idea.
When Hurricane Idalia slammed into the Florida coast, it decimated several small beach towns and fishing villages. Now, those communities are beginning the task of rebuilding.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency needs $16 billion in emergency funding, the White House says. That's up $4 billion from a request it made last month, due to recent disasters.
Hurricane Idalia's storm surge and winds thumped the fishing community of Cedar Key on Florida's Gulf coast. Most people evacuated beforehand — but not everyone.
Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, gradually weakening as it ripped through the state, into Georgia and across the Carolinas.
Idalia came ashore along the Florida Gulf Coast as a major hurricane — the first to hit the region since the 1800s. A major storm surge and electricity outages are complicating rescue efforts.