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President Joe Biden has formally declared a major disaster in Florida in response to Hurricane Idalia, the White House announced Thursday.
“The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Citrus, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee, and Taylor,” the White House said in a statement.
Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 storm and has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it makes its way up the East Coast, causing flooding, significant property damage and power outages across Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Biden spoke with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
