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1 year after Hurricane Ian: Residents, businesses still recovering from devastating storm
Read full article: 1 year after Hurricane Ian: Residents, businesses still recovering from devastating stormThursday marks one year since Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida as a category 5 hurricane, and to this day, residents and businesses hit the hardest are still recovering from the deadliest storm to hit the state since 1935.
After devastating 2022 hurricane season, AAA not renewing some insurance policies in Florida
Read full article: After devastating 2022 hurricane season, AAA not renewing some insurance policies in FloridaAAA says it won’t renew a small percentage of homeowner and auto insurance policies in hurricane-wracked Florida, joining other insurers in limiting their exposure in the Sunshine State.
By the numbers: 620,000 Floridians still without power in wake of Ian; death toll varies
Read full article: By the numbers: 620,000 Floridians still without power in wake of Ian; death toll variesThe Florida Department of Emergency Management held a news conference Monday morning to give an update on recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
By boat and jet ski, volunteers assist in Ian rescue efforts
Read full article: By boat and jet ski, volunteers assist in Ian rescue effortsAs authorities in Florida try to reach people who have been trapped by floodwaters or isolated on barrier islands since Hurricane Ian came ashore last week, concerned members of the public have been springing into action to aid the official rescue efforts.
Ian shows the risks and costs of living on barrier islands
Read full article: Ian shows the risks and costs of living on barrier islandsExperts say that Hurricane Ian is shining a spotlight once again on the vulnerability of the nation’s barrier islands and the increasing cost of people living on them.
VIDEOS: Coast Guard makes heroic rescues in area hit hardest by Hurricane Ian
Read full article: VIDEOS: Coast Guard makes heroic rescues in area hit hardest by Hurricane IanAn aircrew from Air Station Miami, U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin, rescued several people stranded in Sanibel Island Thursday. On Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard District 7 shared the body camera video of the rescues.
Gov. DeSantis surveys Ian damage; 2.6M reported power outages as of Thursday evening
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis surveys Ian damage; 2.6M reported power outages as of Thursday eveningAfter traveling Thursday to Southwest Florida to get a glimpse of the damage caused by Hurricane Ian, Gov. Ron DeSantis described the impact on Lee County’s Sanibel Island as “destruction,” with people who didn’t evacuate being rescued by air and part of a causeway to the mainland knocked out.
Show us photos from when you vacationed on Florida’s Gulf Coast
Read full article: Show us photos from when you vacationed on Florida’s Gulf CoastHurricane Ian is currently hitting the Gulf Coast of Florida after strengthening to a Category 4 storm before making landfall, possibly near Port Charlotte.