'Paradise is still paradise' - Floridians vow to rebuild after two hurricanes
SIESTA KEY, Florida -Chris Fiore was supposed to be accepting delivery of new household appliances and furniture, replacing items that were swamped by Hurricane Helene just a few weeks ago.
This sentiment was echoed by several residents of Siesta Key who spoke with Reuters on Friday. Residents were outnumbered by clean-up workers and people handing out cards advertising roofing and other construction services following two major hurricanes in two weeks. "That said, cleaning up from one hurricane while trying to prepare for another was really stressful."
Boats normally docked in canals were tossed on land. Dumpsters already full from the Helene cleanup were being topped by Milton's debris. Sherry Tom, 49, convinced her husband and three daughters to leave Pittsburgh's cold winters and move to Siesta Key in 2021. Marko Radosavljevic, 54, owns one of the original homes built by Siesta Key's first developer, Frank Archibald, which was built with water-resistant pecky cypress wood. Water and wind have nonetheless done damage in the past two weeks.
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