Florida from Hurricane Ian. Majority in lee county where officials face questions whether Evacuation Orders should have been issued earlier. This morning Fort Myers Beach is closed entirely, even more residents, so crews can search for survivors. Power could be out for a month. Theres been nearly 2,000 rescues in southwestern florida since Hurricane Ian hit the state. A man in naples says he swam nearly a mile to save his wheelchairbound mother. Feels like im swimming forever. Were arriving at grandmas. Or im arriving at grandmas. Whats the time . 5 41. When he arrived he found his another neck deep in floodwaters. Needless to say, thrilled to see him. It was a sigh of relief. As i was approaching the house, i couldnt get through the front door. Water up to the windows, and i heard her screaming inside, and she was actually on the phone with my youngest son who was giving status updates to her, and it was, it was a scare and a sigh of relief at the same time. Scared thinking she might
It is the top of the hour. Good morning, im poppy harlow. Glad youre with me. Right now officials in florida are working trying to identify and locate those still missing after Hurricane Ian ravaged several parts of the state. And while the Search And Rescue missions continue, more than 2,000 people have been pulled to safety despite that the death toll has risen significantly over the last 24 hours. At least 101 people across 11 florida counties died as a result of the storm. Hurricane ian is also to blame for at least four deaths in north carolina. Well this morning more than 400,000 people across the state remain without electricity. Officials warn residents and businesses may be in the dark for weeks or even months and the storm could have a major impact on the u. S. Economy. The Shrimp Industry is devastated. All of those people are without a lot of them lived on the boats. They have no home now and no work. We have got a disaster going on here. Our infrastructure is shot. Lets be
And in ukraine, ukraine racking up more battlefield devastation. That is what were watching at this hour. The search for survivors in florida, rescuers going doortodoor in neighborhoods decimated by Hurricane Ian still nearly 2,000 have been rescued so far an the death toll from this Monster Storm Jumping to more than 100 people now. More than half of the deaths are in one county alone, lee county. The sheriff there is about to hold a Press Conference. Were going to bring you that live when it begins, when it happens. There is so much tragedy from this storm. Weve seen this for days now. But were also hearing incredible stories of survival. A fort myers man who clung to a palm tree for hours as the storm surge flooded everything in site. His daughter fearing the worst after their last desperate phone call. Theyre now reunited and they will join us this hour. Lets get started with the very latest on the recovery. Boris sanchez is live in fort myers. In this Press Conference about to beg
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south carolina continue to recovery from rains wind and cataclysmic flooding. ian slammed into south carolina just shy of category 5. the current death toll of at least 45 people likely to come in the days as search and rescue cruise go through blocked floodwaters, as of this morning, 1.3 million homes and businesses still in the dark. according to the latest estimate ian may have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses which could make it the most expensive storm in the state history. the figure comes from core logic, that s a research firm that estimates losses from natural disasters. the estimates, combined ensured losses through private insurance, which typically covers wind damage. and fema s national flood insurance program that covers water damage. their estimates as of thursday, wind damage, $20 billion to $32 billion. flood damage, $6 billion to $16 billion. so the low end of the combined estimate would be $28 billion. before we spend, let s ask ourselves, is