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The Latest Breaking News from Hurricane Ian

AccuWeather Forecasters Tracking More Tropical Activity In The Atlantic Basin

There are two new significant candidates for tropical development in the Atlantic basin this week, and although neither budding storm poses a threat to the United States at this time, at least one will drift westward across the Caribbean and bears watching for potential adverse conditions, AccuWeather meteorologists say

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Ian shakes up election preparations, could hurt Florida turnout

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Running an election in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian is going to be a monumental challenge for elections officials in the Florida counties hit hardest by the storm as they face poll worker shortages, damaged polling places and voters who lost their homes.

Orlando Sentinel

Will Hurricane Ian cut Florida’s Gulf Coast real estate boom short?

Hurricanes have always posed an inevitable threat to Florida. But the risk hasn’t detered the droves of people who have flocked to the state since the start of the pandemic.

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Scott Maxwell: Florida knew the insurance crisis was coming. Lawmakers waged culture wars instead

Thanks to Hurricane Ian, Florida is about to experience an insurance crisis that could send your already-high rates even higher, limit your insurer choices even more and cost taxpayers billions.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida's property insurance market was already under stress. Ian could make it worse

Rampant litigation, costlier storms and rising reinsurance costs have all combined to make chaos in Florida's home insurance market. Now, some worry Ian could send even more insurers out of the state.

WEKU

Editorial: Searching for the living, finding the dead. Hurricane Ian takes toll on rescuers, too

They go from door to door, hoping to find survivors and accounting for the dead, a grueling mission that continues even as bright and sunny skies make monstrous Hurricane Ian seem like something out of our deepest nightmares.

Tribune News Service

Brit couple evacuated amid Hurricane Ian endured four-day ordeal with no hot food or water

Chris and Sue Lawson flew across the Atlantic to visit one of Chris' lifetime friend, an American exchange student he met in a Hull Co-op, in Lee County, Florida as Hurricane Ian hit

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Can noncitizens get FEMA assistance after Hurricane Ian? Yes, under these conditions

A week after Hurricane Ian ravaged entire communities across Southwest Florida, people of all backgrounds are trying to put their lives back together by throwing away water-damaged furniture, removing mold-infested walls and finding a place to get a hot shower for the first time in a while.

Miami Herald

Son films himself swimming to save elderly mother from Hurricane Ian floods

Family thinks stranded mother was 20 minutes from drowning

The Independent UK

Pine Island bridge temporarily repaired after Hurricane Ian. First responders, Publix truck cross it

MIAMI — Hours before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that emergency road and bridge repairs to Pine Island had been completed ahead of schedule Wednesday, cheers and a little laughter greeted some of the first motorists to cross a temporary bridge built to restore access by land to the island,…

Miami Herald

Biden says Hurricane Ian ‘ends discussion’ over climate change as DeSantis looks on

The president traveled to Florida’s Gulf Coast where some communities were obliterated by the near Category-5 storm

The Independent UK

Biden surveys damage, pledges aid to Florida after Hurricane Ian

FEMA says it will continue to provide resources to Florida as US damage assessment after devastating storm continues.

Al Jazeera

Biden visits scene of devastation caused by Hurricane Ian alongside Florida governor Ron DeSantis

At least 100 people have died in the state, where the storm caused damage up to $47bn

The Independent UK

Damage caused by Hurricane Ian laid bare in shocking before and after photos

The US National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration released eye-opening images which show the devastating effects of the storm as millions are left without power

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The Independent UK

Disgraced Papa John’s founder slammed for complaining that his $6m home was flooded by Hurricane Ian

John Schnatter, a billionaire who owns an estimated 20 homes, was widely mocked for saying he “lost a home” in Hurricane Ian

AFP

Biden tours Florida hurricane clean-up zone -- and opponent's territory

Fort Myers (United States) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden flew over the devastation left by Hurricane Ian in Florida on a politically charged trip Wednesday that marked a truce with bitter Republican critic and potential 2024 opponent, Governor Ron DeSantis.

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Rockets, Fertitta family hosting Hurricane Ian relief drive at Toyota Center

The Fertitta family, Rockets, and Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen are hosting a Hurricane Ian relief drive, and fans who donate at least seven items will get a ticket voucher.

The Independent UK

‘Angel stranger’ wades through Hurricane Ian flooding to check on stranded 84-year-old

‘I didn’t know who she was, but she was really kind of surprised to see me,’ Cheynne Prevatt said after the daring rescue in chest-high water

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The Guardian - US

Hurricane Ian: woman celebrating 40th birthday in Florida among victims

Nishelle Harris-Miles, a mother of four from Ohio, was staying in a rental with friends when the hurricane hit

Tribune News Service

Biden headed to Florida to assess Hurricane Ian destruction and recovery efforts

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President Joe Biden is on his way to Fort Myers to survey damage inflicted on southwest Florida by Hurricane Ian, get a briefing on the response and recovery efforts, and meet with people impacted by the storm.

Tribune News Service

'We’re not leaving until this gets done': Biden visits Florida in wake of Hurricane Ian

President Joe Biden arrived early Wednesday afternoon in Fort Myers to survey damage inflicted on Southwest Florida by Hurricane Ian, get a briefing on the response and recovery efforts, and meet with people impacted by the storm.

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Biden and DeSantis offer praise for joint response to Hurricane Ian - Roll Call

They may be rivals in 2024, but President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praised each other's work responding to Hurricane Ian.

Al Jazeera

Hurricane Ian deals blow to Florida’s shaky insurance sector

About 12 percent of Florida residents have no homeowners’ insurance – rates are far higher than in the rest of the US.

Evening Standard

Operation Noah’s Ark: Florida volunteers rescue hundreds of parrots stranded by Hurricane Ian

Hundreds of exotic birds including some of the world’s rarest parrots have been rescued from a Florida wildlife sanctuary after its owners refused to evacuate without them in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

Miami Herald

He survived Ian in a tree as his mobile home flooded. Are trailer parks too risky?

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Shawn Hunte figured he would weather Hurricane Ian the same way he weathered countless storms as a shrimper on the flooded, tilted decks of bucking boats in high seas.

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