FL Nursing Home Says They Called Gov. Rick Scott 36 Hours Before Irma Deaths
Eight people died from what are believed to be heat-related injuries at a nursing home in Florida.
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Eight people died from what are believed to be heat-related injuries at a nursing home in Florida.
The five women and three men ranged in age from the 70s to 99.
Mayor Eric Garcetti says Los Angeles' prayers are with everyone in the path of Hurricane Irma, which made landfall Sunday.
As Hurricane Irma changed the path of the storm, many in Naples received late notice to evacuate, and had to make a choice.
Los Angeles-area firefighters were headed to Florida to offer assistance as Hurricane Irma made landfall on Sunday.
Announcing itself with roaring 130 mph winds, Hurricane Irma plowed into the mostly emptied-out Florida Keys early Sunday for the start of what could be a slow, ruinous march up the state's west coast toward the heavily populated Tampa-St. Petersburg area.
In one of the biggest evacuations ever ordered in the U.S., about 6.4 million people in Florida were told to leave.
24 flights to Florida and another 17 flights out of the storm area were canceled Saturday.
"It turns out that we will not be able to do the program here tomorrow," Limbaugh said on his show Thursday from his facility in Palm Beach, Fla.
The Miami Dolphins are moving their team practices to Los Angeles over fears of Hurricane Irma's impact on the Florida coast.
With Hurricane Irma barreling down on South Florida, some of those evacuees have found their way to Southern California.
KCAL9/CBS2's Amy Johnson reports that dozens of Southland residents are taking part in a "Just in Time" training being held at the American Red Cross office in Arcadia.
The National Hurricane Center said there was a growing possibility that the storm's effects could be felt in Florida later this week.
Emergency officials are warning that Irma could dump up to 10 inches of rain, unleash landslides and dangerous flash floods and generate waves of up to 23 feet as the storm draws closer.