Aisha Tukur
‘It’s too late for us to leave’
Steve Paris, from Tampa, says he’s chosen to stay at home ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival, as he believes it’s “now too late” to leave.
“If we leave, do we get caught in the storm in our car? Which is something we don’t want to do,” he tells BBC Radio 5 Live’s Breakfast programme.
Steve adds that his area, Temple Terrace, is not under an evacuation order, but shops have still closed.
“We weren’t able to get some supplies we wanted like sheets of wood to cover windows so we used tape and cardboard to help with any window shattering that could possibly happen,” he adds.
There is a a swamp in the backyard of Steve’s house, which sits on a slant. He says he’s had to use plastic sheets and sandbags to stop water entering his garage.
“If that doesn’t hold up and the storm decides to shift again, if it does get through there’s big concerns for us because there’s alligators back there, if the water gets too high,” he says.
