news agency CNN The death toll from Hurricane Ian had risen to at least 71 on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, according to reports.stormThis ball landed in Florida. and several states in the southeastern United States since the middle of last week Inflicts massive damage with storm surges, gusts of wind, and flooding rain.
News reports say at least 67 people have died in Florida. which was heavily flooded Destroy roads and knock down electric poles. Four people were killed in North Carolina in an accident involving Hurricane Ian’s influence.
In addition, in the stateFloridaNearly 900,000 households still had no electricity on Sunday morning, and another 30,000 in North Carolina, said Eric Silaki, president and CEO of the Florida Power & Light Company. It will take weeks for electricity in the storm-hit region to return. and some households may not have electricity to use weeks or months Because some buildings need to be inspected for safety.
Hurricane IanIt might become the most damaging storm in Florida’s history. The Trump real estate analyst company CoreLogic estimates that insurance companies May have to pay insurance up to 47 billion US dollars.
Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on communities from Florida’s west coast. to inland cities like Orlando, but the most damaged cities were on the southwest coast, Fort Myers and Naples in Lee County, which At least 35 people were killed, some of the neighborhoods were destroyed and collapsed.
Massive deaths in a single area causing criticism that Is it too late for authorities to issue evacuation orders in Lee County? This was because officials did not issue orders until less than 24 hours before the storm landed. while other nearby districts The evacuation order had already been a day before.
But Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Defense officials said they issued an order as soon as the storm’s tendency shifted south, while Lee County Administrator Kevin Ruen confirmed news of an evacuation order. The delay does not correspond to reality. They have done everything they can to encourage immigrants. and disappointed that so many people refused to go to the shelter.
“I think the most important thing is that most people need to understand that We closed 15 shelters during Hurricane Irma. More than 60,000 people entered our shelters, but now only 4,000 are at the shelters.”
