Miami-Dade County opening additional shelters

MIAMI (September 07, 2017) —

Miami-Dade County has opened four additional shelters for residents who wish to relocate. They are:

Facility Name	Address	City/Neighborhood	Zip Code
Miami Carol City Senior	3301 Miami Gardens Dr.	Miami Gardens	33056
Miami Central Senior	1781 NW 95 St.	Miami	33147
North Miami Senior	13110 NE 8th Ave.	North Miami	33161
TERRA Environmental	11005 SW 84 St.	Miami	33173

Miami-Dade County has already opened four shelters yesterday evening at 5:00 p.m.

Facility Name	Address	City/Neighborhood	Zip Code
North Miami Beach Senior	1247 NE 167 St.	North Miami Beach	33162
South Miami Senior	6856 SW 53 St.	South Miami	33155
Felix Varela Senior	15255 SW 96 St.	West Kendall	33196
Pet Friendly Shelter	10901 Coral Way	Miami	33165

Miami-Dade Transit buses will be providing service to shelters until 10:00 p.m. tonight. To find the nearest bus pick-up location go on-line to www.miamidade.gov/emergency or call the 311 Contact Center.

All residents are advised to remain calm and to stay tuned to radio and television broadcasts, as well as the official social media channels for Miami-Dade County for further advisories. As a reminder, shelters are to be a last resort. Those residents who are evacuating should first try to arrange to stay in the homes of friends or family who live outside of evacuation areas.

All residents not located in an evacuation area should complete actions to protect their homes and seek safe shelter.

Miami-Dade County residents needing weather and storm information should monitor radio and television stations. Residents may access official Miami-Dade County emergency information at www.miamidade.gov/emergency, call the 311 Contact Center or follow us @MiamiDadeCounty on Twitter and Facebook.