Relief Efforts Underway as Florida Braces for Hurricane Milton Impact | EWTN News Nightly

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The west coast of Florida is at great risk no matter where the hurricane hits. A storm surge as high as 12 feet is forecast for Tampa Bay and up to 15 feet for points farther south between Sarasota and Fort Myers. Officials sounded urgent warnings for residents to evacuate inland. Hurricane Milton is so powerful, its outer bands have produced at least 1 tornado in South Florida. A tornado watch is in effect for more than 12 million people across the state. CEO of the nonprofit Direct Relief which is helping to support the health care needs of Floridians during this critical time, Thomas Tighe, joins to tell us more about working with local agencies and first responders in Florida helping to mobilize aid. Tighe talks to us about some of the medical supplies and medicines that his organization is helping to provide and why it is so essential. Florida has a large population of residents that are of retirement age, 65 and older and have more health care needs than younger Floridians. Tighe discusses that and how Direct Relief may be assisting there. He shares some of the potential challenges in providing this assistance, especially after they all mobilized for Helene just 2 weeks ago. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf