HURRICANE MATTHEW FORCES MASS EVACUATIONS IN U.S. | FMCNA
October 6, 2016Ģý
MELBOURNE, Fla. Ģý Evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people was underway Wednesday inFlorida and South Carolina asHurricane Matthew roared closer to the U.S. afterleaving 16 people dead and carving a path of destruction across Haiti.
At a LoweĢýs store in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the home improvement store had run out of bags of play sand to stack against rising waters and hurricane clips, used to ease installation of plywood against windows. Generators were sold out for a few hours, but a new supply arrived Wednesday evening, as customers were dwindling.
Outside, Jan Fogleman of Ģý, returned to his truck already stocked with plywood, used in years past to cover one of the companyĢýs storefronts, which offers kidney dialysis services.
ĢýWeĢýre probably over preparing, to be honest,Ģý Fogleman said.
The company advised patients who can evacuate to leave.To ensure uninterrupted care for patients, it provided dialysis in its clinics before the evacuationsand arranged for evacuated patients to receive treatment in clinics safe from the storm.
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