hurricane ian

At night at Babcock Ranch, electricity generation switches from solar power to natural gas.

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One Florida community built to weather hurricanes endured Ian with barely a scratch

3:07pm October 06, 2022

by Scott Neuman

Hundreds of thousands of people in Southwest Florida still don't have electricity or water. But Babcock Ranch, north of Fort Myers, was designed and built to withstand the most powerful storms.

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Humane Society Naples CEO Sarah Baeckler (center holding crate) helps load cats aboard a plane in Naples, Fla., on Monday. The group is getting ready for "an influx of surrendered animals" from Hurricane Ian, she says.

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Hurricane Ian's havoc is forcing some Florida families to give up the family pet

11:32am October 04, 2022

by Scott Neuman

A shelter run by the Humane Society Naples is flying cats and dogs out of state to make room for a wave of new arrivals from families whose homes were destroyed and are now unable to care for a pet.

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Ta'Wan Grant and Lexxus Cherry in the front yard of their home in the Dunbar neighborhood of Fort Myers Florida, on October 2, 2022.

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In one Fort Myers neighborhood, residents feel forsaken in the aftermath of Ian

5:10am October 03, 2022

by Scott Neuman

In historically African-American Dunbar, some think that they are being ignored by authorities who are more concerned about helping affluent seaside communities.

Francie Pucin stands near her home at the Palmetto Palms RV Resort in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday. She moved to the state from Illinois, expecting better weather.

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Flooding and closed roads are some of the challenges Florida's people face after Ian

2:23pm October 02, 2022

Flooding cut off I-75 for hours as officials struggle to restore power and water to residents in the path of the storm's destruction.

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In this aerial photo made in a flight provided by mediccorps.org, damage from Hurricane Ian is seen on Estero Island in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Friday.

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Dozens are dead from Ian, one of the strongest and costliest U.S. storms

7:59am October 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

The powerful storm terrorized millions for most of the week, hitting western Cuba before raking across Florida and then South Carolina.

A Rolls Royce swept into the mangroves in Bonita Springs, south of Cape Coral, on Sept. 30, 2022.

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In the wake of Hurricane Ian's destruction, Floridians are picking up the pieces

7:48am October 01, 2022

Days after Category 4 Hurricane Ian came ashore near the tony seaside community, residents are taking stock and trying to put their lives back together.

A local resident walks in a flooded street as Hurricane Ian bears down on Charleston, S.C., on Sept. 30. Ian hit southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm before crossing over into the Atlantic and is now hitting South Carolina as a Category 1 storm near Charleston.

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Photos: Here's what Ian looks like in South Carolina

5:32pm September 30, 2022

The storm has landed in South Carolina after devastating southwest and central Florida. Ian brought heavy rain, high winds and flooding along South Carolina coast, causing damage in some areas.

In this aerial photo taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday, parts of the Sanibel Causeway are washed away along with sections of the bridge.

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Damage from Hurricane Ian cuts Sanibel Island off from Florida's mainland

3:23pm September 30, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Hurricane Ian washed away several portions of the Sanibel Causeway, a series of bridges linking the island to the rest of the state. It will require structural rebuilds, Florida's governor says.

A map shows coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia that could be inundated by storm surge from Hurricane Ian. Areas in orange could see more than 6 feet of water above ground; those in yellow could see more than 3 feet; blue signals 1 foot or more.

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Hurricane Ian makes landfall in South Carolina, flooding beaches and roads

3:03pm September 30, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"The flooding has been catastrophic," the police department on Pawleys Island, S.C., said around midday. As the storm arrived, the state was under 85 weather alerts.

People in Bacuranao, Cuba, protest on Friday, asking for the restoration of the electrical service that collapsed due to the devastation of Hurricane Ian.

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People in Cuba protest over the island-wide blackout caused by Hurricane Ian

12:45pm September 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

The power outage caused by the storm prompted protests in the streets of Havana as several hundred people demanded restoration of electricity more than two days after a blackout hit the entire island.