12 feet higher, devastating communities like for the myers, naples and some 2 million homes and businesses are without power in florida, that is 20% of the entire state and 96% of fort myers is in the dark. one official saying it could take weeks for the power to come back on in some areas. floodwater inundating areas like naples and port charlotte. these are pictures of that area leaving some people who decided to ride out the storm trapped in their homes, others rescued from their cars, berman. the danger also continues, we should note. reporter: it absolutely does continue. the storm not done yet. brianna, i m sorry for communication problems earlier. the fema administrator told me they are prepared for thousands of displaced people, thousands perhaps of long-term displaced people. so that is what people are up against here in florida right now. cnn s got live team coverage of ian still very much a powerful force. first i want to go to the national hurricane center. mike
Now on bbc news all the latest Business News live from singapore. How well has indias economy whether the cash ban on big notes . We find out when the government releases Economic Growth figures later today. And we are nearly halfway to the year. For and we are nearly halfway to the yea r. For investors and we are nearly halfway to the year. For investors it has been a steady climb upwards, but could there be trouble spots ahead . Welcome to Asia Business report. We start with india, and the latest Economic Growth figures due later today. Gdp data generated in the march quarter should offer clues on any more effects from the controversial cash ban. The south asian economy has been expanding at a rate of around 7 , lower than previous quarters due to this sudden withdrawal of two of the most commonly used banknotes late last year. So, our businesses there feeling the pinch . Our team and by when to find out. In mumbai. Funky music it is difficult for us to get to the 7 plus growth rate
sandy has been in the hard-hit coastal communities, but portions of the island of manhattan are reeling. crews are still pumping out, trying to get the water turned back on, the power, the heat, the electrical systems reworked. this is a historical area, many buildings built in the 1700s and 1800s. you can notice the plywood and there is restricted use signs on the winds on. residents in battery park city, some are allowed to break their leases and the landlords are offering rebates, but that s a case-by-case business. as for businesses, 35% of them only have business interruption insurance. here s what a community leader has to say. obviously, it s been very difficult, after sandy because here in lower manhattan, we have faced this kind of devastation before, what we faced after 9/11, when we had to rebuild our neighborhood. so for so many residents, we