ATLANTA – As the sun rose Thursday morning the destruction left behind by Hurricane Milton in Florida became clear, especially for a Massachusetts native who managed to evacuate before it hit.
“It’s bad”
“There’s like 5 to 6 feet of water everywhere,” said Evan Conway, who grew up in Weymouth and now lives in Tampa. “I’ve been seeing pictures of trees that are hundreds of years old just completely fallen on homes and it’s bad.”
Conway and his 9-month-old puppy found refuge in Atlanta, leaving behind a house that had just been damaged in Hurricane Helene . He’s hoping to make it back home Thursday, if there’s even a home to return to.
“It’s probably completely underwater,” Conway told WBZ-TV.
Salvation Army help
Meanwhile, several relief groups from Massachusetts, including the Salvation Army , will travel to disaster zones Thursday to provide emergency care and resources. Many of them have been down south since Hurricane Helene and had no clue their trip would be extended by an even bigger hurricane.