TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — At least 1,700 people remain in emergency shelters five days after Hurricane Ian ravaged the Southwest Florida coast and parts of Central Florida, a figure that demonstrates the enormity of the post-hurricane crisis as recovery efforts are underway.
It remains unclear how many of those people lost their homes in the storm, but state officials on Monday morning said they are preparing plans for emergency housing.
The next phase will be to consolidate the number of shelters in each county and move people to short-term shelters. Currently there are 27 shelters across 12 counties. Many of those shelters are schools.
