Florida is beginning to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Ian. The storm left millions of Floridians without power, and sparked fuel shortages across the state. FedEx, UPS, U.S. Postal Service and XPO Logistics are reporting delivery delays across the Southeast. Floridians are starting to assess the damage created by Hurricane Ian a day after it slammed into the Gulf Coast as a massive Category 4 storm. By Thursday morning, Ian had been downgraded to a tropical storm, but a threat remains as it continues to bring heavy winds and rain to the state. As of 11:54 a.m. EDT, more than 2.6 million Floridians were without power, with some counties, including Hardee, almost completely in the dark. Nearly 20% of Tampa gas stations have reported fuel shortage and access issues. As previously reported , the logistics impacts could last for weeks — or longer. Roads and bridges In a […]

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