“I think I’ll make it through.”In the hours before Hurricane Irma was expected to pummel Florida, authorities were urging homeless people to go to shelters. He said that on Friday law enforcement officials invoked the Baker Act to take six people off the streets. On Saturday afternoon, scores of homeless people were walking the streets, tucked under building awnings and sleeping on sidewalks. Jerry Dean, who said he’d been homeless for four months in Miami, said he was happy to get the help. Any removed from the streets under the Baker Act would be taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital for evaluation, he said.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 09, 2017 23:48 UTC