The aftermath of Hurricane Irma continued to take its toll on Florida's credit unions, employees and members as they headed into the weekend with no power or running water, the League of Southeastern Credit Unions reported Friday.

The greatest challenge for the majority of Florida's credit unions has been power outages at both branches and employees' homes.

"We have been helping our employees nightly with bringing hot meals for them as many don't have power still," GTE Financial Credit Union President/CEO Brian Best told LSCU. "Today, 162 employees do not have power. We continue to feed them and provide resources to make sure that they feel safe and respected at GTE."

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