Mayor Nutter just gave an update on Hurricane Sandy response. Here are the highlights and pertinent information:
- 230 Philadelphia residents are without power.
- Heaviest rain will begin this afternoon and continue through the evening. Expect 5-8 more inches of rain.
- 10,000 people who live in flood prone areas have heeded official’s warnings and have relocated.
- 300 people have taken advantage of shelter facilities. There is still plenty of room.
- Sheriff’s Office is closed.
- Septa is shut down until further notice. Septa will assess whether they can safely resume service Tuesday morning. The process may take up to 8 hours. There will be no septa service Tuesday morning.
- 311 provides easy access to all City of Philadelphia government services and information– http://www.phila.gov/311/; Download the 311 app,http://www.facebook.com/Philly311, follow @philly311 on twitter
- PECO: 1-800-841-4141
- PWD: 215-685-6300
- PGW: 215-235-1212
- Non-essential Philadelphia city officials will be off tomorrow
- School district of Philadelphia will be closed tomorrow
- US Airways will suspend service tomorrow.
- Trash removal services for Monday and Tuesday will be suspended until next week.
- Bulk of the rain will occur potentially at midnight.
- If you must drive, be particularly careful when driving over wet leaves. It is equivalent to driving over ice.
- PHL Airport is open. Airlines are not flying. Flights are expected to resume Wednesday.
