Fort Myers
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| ZIP code(s) | 33900-33999 |
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| Weather | 30°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 67% Humidity |
| Colleges and universities | Florida Gulf Coast University |
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| ID | 911273 |
About Fort Myers
Fort Myers or Ft. Myers, is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. It has grown rapidly in recent years. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 62,298 and in 2018 was estimated at 82,254.
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...By Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, WashingtonWhen Florida Governor Ron DeSantis strolled up to the podium on a sunny day in early October, he didn t look the part of a man standing just feet from the shattered remnants of boats and properties left ruined by Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach...
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... The bulk of the deaths - 42 - have been reported in Lee County, which includes the hard-hit areas Fort Myers, Sanibel and Pine Island...
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... Suzie Mack, a Fort Myers resident, told the BBC that her brother s mobile home park saw water as high as 8ft during the storm...
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... Ahead of the hurricane, Oscar and Myra Jean Gavin, both in their 70s, packed up as many belongings as they could fit in their car and crossed the thin causeway that connects Sanibel to the mainland to ride out the storm in a friend s Fort Myers condominium...
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... Fort Myers beach was one of the first places to encounter the power of Hurricane Ian when it struck the Florida peninsula this week...
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... The state s Governor Ron DeSantis told a news conference on Thursday evening that the damage in Fort Myers, a harbourside city there, was " almost indescribable"...
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... In Fort Myers, near where the storm made landfall, streets have been flooded by a surge of sea water driven by the storm...
Hurricane Ian: Death toll rising as storm strengthens
At least 10 people have died in Florida and The Death Toll is expected to rise, as Hurricane Ian continues to strengthen, officials have said.
Joe Biden has warned The category one storm could be The deadliest hurricane in Florida's history, with a " substantial loss of life".
Ian is Now moving inland and " taking aim" at North and South Carolina , The National Hurricane Center says.
A blackout is affecting some 2. 2 million Florida homes and businesses.
The Flood waters have been so severe they have trapped Some People in their homes, officials said, with The National Guard going door to door in The City of Orlando To rescue those stranded.
The 10 deaths that have have been confirmed were All In The south-west Charlotte County , which saw intense winds.
Joseph Tiseo, a local commissioner, told The Bbc The area had a " tremendous wind event that lasted for 12 Hours Straight . . it was brutal".
He Said said it was Not Yet clear how many of The deaths were a direct result of The Hurricane .
A little further south, Lee County took The brunt of The Storm Surge .
The State 's Governor Ron Desantis told a news conference on Thursday evening that The damage in Fort Myers , a harbourside city there, was " almost indescribable".
" To see A House just sitting in The Middle of Estero Bay , literally must have gotten picked up, flown because of The Massive wind speed and The Storm Surge and deposited in a body of water, " He Said .
" I would say The Most significant damage that I saw was on Ford Myers Beach, some of The homes were wiped out, some of its was just concrete slabs"
One Woman who lost her home said The Experience is " numbing" and has her feeling " overwhelmed".
" It's not my first hurricane but it's my first total loss, " Karen, who lives on San Carlos Island in Fort Myers told Reuters.
Some residents had to Swim Out of their homes.
" You have to either swim or drown, " an Orlando woman told Cbs News , The Bbc 's partner in The US.
A Woman in Fort Myers , who swam to safety when her Ground Floor apartment began to flood, said when she returned home she " had to wait about Five Minutes for all The floodwaters to come out".
And at The Sun Seekers Mobile Home park in North Fort Myers , residents recounted their terror as they tried to protect themselves with blankets.
" It was terrifying, because you're helpless" one of The Residents , Kim said. " We had no [phone] service to call anyone, but No One would have come anyway. "
At The Governor 's briefing, Kevin Guthrie , director at The Florida Division of Emergency Management warned about " indirect deaths" - The fatalities that can happen after a storm system has passed.
He warned homeowners to Watch Out for Power Lines mixed in trees and said No One should be tinkering with generator sand chainsaws, or climbing ladders without proper training.
" People need to be extremely careful, " Mr Guthrie said.
" If you do not know How To use a chainsaw. If you do not know How To climb a ladder. If you do not know The difference between a cable line and a Power Line , you should not be doing that. "
Some parts of Naples, a seaside city south of Fort Myers , have been rendered a dark and deserted Ghost Town , and The City 's iconic Pier has been smashed in half.
The Bbc 's Bernd Debusmann, who is reporting from Naples, says a Concession Stand - which just days ago marked The halfway point on The Pier - Now stands precariously over The water, with splintered pieces of wood hanging off.
About a block from The beachfront, some roads remain impassable and underwater, while others have been left covered in mud as The slowly water recedes.
Hurricane Ian causing a Total Blackout in The country on Tuesday.
Meanwhile in Puerto Rico , The Massive clean-up effort continues, after The Hurricane hit The Caribbean island last week.
There was also a power blackout there, and ten days on, More Than 269,000 households are still without electricity, according to.
Puerto Rico was already reeling from Hurricane Fiona, a category one storm that hit just days earlier, on September 18.
As Hurricane Ian rolls on and attention moves to Florida, many on The Island are worried about being forgotten.
" To The People of Puerto Rico , we have not gone away, " President Biden said on Thursday, speaking at The headquarters of The Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) in Washington Dc .
" I Am committed to you and The Recovery of The Island , we will stand by you no matter how long it takes to get it done. "
Source of news: bbc.com
