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At Least 12 Killed By Deadly Hurricane Ian, Figure Expected To Rise

Mar 18, 2024
Hello everyone, good morning, welcome to today, it's Friday morning and it's good to have you with us. Let's get straight to Ian, guys, a Category One

hurricane

once again and now headed for parts of Georgia and parts of the Carolinas and the The storm just ripped through Florida causing catastrophic damage and several Gulf Coast communities and Now the race is on at this hour to rescue hundreds of stranded people to really assess the destruction, let's take a look at these before and after pictures. Well there is a Fort Myers Fishing Pier and it is absolutely devastated after that direct hit on Fort Myers Beach, it is just one of many neighborhoods and communities that have been completely devastated as to where this is going.
at least 12 killed by deadly hurricane ian figure expected to rise
Storm Ian is now

expected

to make landfall once again. this afternoon between Charleston and Myrtle Beach South Carolina we have full coverage of the team we will start with NBC's Sam Brock he is in Fort Myers Beach Florida, very affected for us this morning Sam, good morning to you, that's Savannah Hoda, good morning on many parts of Florida right now is reeling, but here Fort Myers is certainly the epicenter, just look over my shoulder, you're seeing destroyed houses, this goes on for blocks and blocks, just slabs of concrete and we're seeing boats, Guys, and I'm not talking about fishing boats, yachts and charter boats overturned in the road the death toll this morning at this time is 12 and counting almost a quarter of a million Floridians have been displaced.
at least 12 killed by deadly hurricane ian figure expected to rise

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But first responders are only just arriving in some of the hardest-hit areas, nearly 48 hours after Hurricane Ian devastated large swaths of Florida the scenes remain surreal five units burning to the ground while still smoking with water pouring out. off the ground the monster storm reshaping not only the landscape but the lives of millions of people who call Southwest Florida home Fort Myers beachfront property washed away into fields of debris Charming Port Charlotte now underwater was hit hard Sanibel Island is accessible only by boat and Venice Beach a small community popular with retirees destroyed by winds exceeding 150 miles per hour this group of houses burned by a downed power line some neighbors were stunned it is a prefabricated house but not new I think I'm six weeks old others are just heartbroken it's really too sad for me to talk about it thank you all the reality of a lifetime of retirement planning for this couple suddenly collapsed we were across the street we saw the roots but unfortunately we thought we were possibly one of the lucky ones and the death toll which is now in double digits is

expected

to

rise

substantially.
at least 12 killed by deadly hurricane ian figure expected to rise
This could be the deadliest

hurricane

in Florida history in Orlando. A nursing home was evacuated Thursday amid rising flooding. Water police are forced to make their patrols through water-filled roads and even in communities like Naples, where flooding has subsided, business owners are returning to stores that cannot be saved, they talk of surges all the time, we never thought this would happen. For us, I lost, we lost so much inventory, lives in homes hit by a relentless storm, but the heroes intervene this morning. Search and rescue efforts are underway in Charlotte and Lee counties alone, more than 500 rescues so far keeping the US Coast Guard busy.
at least 12 killed by deadly hurricane ian figure expected to rise
Florida coming together to clean up after this devastating storm and President Biden says who plans to visit this storm devastated area as soon as it is safe to do so and a note, guys, I am going to so many communities right now and talking to grandparents whose cell phones don't work, they are just trying to contact their loved ones and They are crying when they can't send those text messages. I also receive messages on social media from children and grandchildren themselves trying to communicate with their grandparents, so I understand that right now it is a two-way street, the communication situation here is horrible, but I hope we improve in the future nearby.
Let me give it back to you, Savannah, well I know you guys are working hard on that, Sam, thank you very much. Thanks for watching our YouTube channel Find your favorite recipes Celebrity interviews Uplifting stories Shop our favorite deals and more with the Today app Download now

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