#OTD in 2023, #HurricaneIdalia struck #Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 3 storm — the strongest to hit the area since 1896. Its winds and floodwaters left homes destroyed, communities uprooted and lives forever changed across the South. In moments like these, we’re reminded: Disasters don’t discriminate — and our recovery and preparation efforts shouldn’t either. The SPLC's essay series, #LivingInTheWake, stresses the need to increase federal funding for states to build systems that protect all communities in need. 📲 Click the 🔗 in our bio. #Katrina20 #NeverForget #SPLCLA