Local officials are facing criticism about whether mandatory evacuations in Lee County should have been issued sooner. ‘Unfortunately, people did get complacent’ Many of the Ian-related deaths have been reported in southwestern Florida’s Lee County, which includes Fort Myers and Sanibel Island, where at least 42 people died. Buildings that were once benchmarks in the community are no longer there.” They don’t look like they used to look like. “We’re flying and we’re operating in areas that are unrecognizable,” US Coast Guard Rear Adm.
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How to get help, stay safe and protect your sanity after a devastating hurricane AFP PHOTO / Emily Kask (Photo credit should read EMILY KASK/AFP via Getty Images) Emily Kask/AFP/Getty Images Storm-weary residents of Houston and other Texas cities began returning home to assess flood damage from Hurricane Harvey but officials warned the danger was far from over in parts of the battered state. TOPSHOT - Jenna Fountain carries a bucket down Regency Drive to try to recover items from their flooded home in Port Arthur, Texas, September 1, 2017. Parts of Florida are now ‘unrecognizable’īut the most severe lashing took place in southwestern coastal cities like Fort Myers and Naples, where some neighborhoods were annihilated. “It is certainly in your best defense to help protect your property in the aftermath of any of these storms.” “While in certain areas we require flood insurance, everybody has the ability to purchase flood insurance,” Criswell said She said FEMA is in the process of updating its flood zone maps. “If you live near water or where it rains, it can certainly flood, and we have seen that (with) multiple storms this year.” 1 tool to help protect your family and your home after the storm,” FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said. “I think anybody who lives near water should certainly purchase flood insurance because it’s your No. On Sunday, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Americans don’t have to live in a flood zone to benefit from flood insurance. This 100% solar community endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Jeff Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Many are without clean tap water, with well over 100 boil-water advisories in places around the state, according to Florida Health Department data.įlorida, Babcock Ranch, aerial of large photovoltaic power station. More than 689,000 homes, businesses and other customers in Florida still did not have power as of Sunday evening, according to. Those lucky enough to survive face an arduous road to recovery. Officials say Ian killed at least 76 people in Florida and four more in North Carolina.
More than 800 were rescued in Lee County alone, Sheriff Carmine Marceno said Sunday.īut as the search for survivors continues, rescuers are also finding more bodies. More than 1,100 people have been rescued from inundated parts of southwest and central Florida since Ian crashed into the state last week, Gov. Before, after images show Hurricane Ian storm surge destroyed some hotels on Sanibel Island, Floridaīut because Hurricane Ian washed out Sanibel Island’s lone road to mainland Florida, “we’re helicoptering in and doing our grid search,” Abo said.
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