Thousands of people in Florida might not have electricity for weeks

She estimated that more than half of the city's approximately 20,000 inhabitants do not have a generator. Or, in some cases, they have one that does not work.

Starlia Jackson, 56, spent Sunday afternoon huddled in front of her camper with her dogs, Romeo and Pooh. The old camper rocked from side to side during the storm assault of the afternoon, but survived in the driveway of her mother's brick house today. died. The house absorbed water and wind after the French doors shattered in the back. The camper is now at home.

Since the storm, Mrs. Jackson has seen strawberry soda, canned tuna and bottled water. The camper has a stove, but Ms. Jackson lacks propane gas and money to buy more. The house has a generator, but he is sitting broken on a tarp in the driveway.

She can not take her two pets with her to a shelter. She therefore plans to stay by dragging a barbecue that she has not used for years beside the camper.

"No power for maybe two months? Are you serious? She asked. "I have no idea what I'm going to do during this time. You survive a storm and then everything that comes after can be just as devastating. "

Wanda Grigsby slipped between the fallen trees and branches to find a clear place to stand in her yard. She was wearing shorts, a t-shirt and rubber boots. Hurricane Michael moved her to tears: he tore pieces off the roof of his house and threw a thick layer of pink insulation throughout the kitchen, living room and living room. Even if she cleaned it, the electricity will not come back soon, nor will the running water that depends on it.

"I have my 6 year old grandson with me. We absolutely can not do that, "said Mrs. Grigsby, 54, who owned a daycare and who now looks after her mother. "I'm going to stay with the family in Jacksonville for a while."