ST. PETERSBURG – More than eight months after Hurricane Helene devastated Florida’s west coast, over 1,200 residents near St. Petersburg remain displaced, living in temporary shelters, packed in with relatives or in unstable conditions with no clear path to permanent housing, according to city officials.
As the crisis persists, residents’ frustration is mounting over the slow pace of recovery efforts and growing concerns about why so many remain without permanent housing.
Hurricane Helene caused an estimated $160 billion in damage, according to AccuWeather, leaving behind a long road to recovery for communities across the region…