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Hurricane Ian: Damage will drive insurance rates even higher, cripple industry

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With early predictions of $50 billion in damage from Hurricane Ian, experts worry whether the state’s struggling property insurance system will become another casualty of the storm and lead to even higher premiums.

Orlando Sentinel

Devastation caused by Hurricane Ian among worst in US history, Biden says

President Joe Biden said the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian in Florida is likely to rank among the worst in U.S. history and pledged aid “for as long as it takes.”

Tribune News Service

Hurricane Ian: Florida and Carolinas comb wreckage to assess deadly toll

Twenty-seven reported dead in Florida and four in North Carolina as residents try to rebuild from one of most powerful recent storms

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Glaswegian forced to flee Florida home with family as sharks and alligators swam streets

Thomas Smart left his home with his wife and her two children as winds reached 150mph. Along with flooding and high winds, the couple were horrified to see alligators in driveways and sharks swimming in water in the streets of their Cape Coral neighbourhood.

Glasgow Live

Inside world's biggest McDonald's nicknamed 'Epic McD' which serves rare menu items

TikToker Seema Pankhania visited the World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's in Florida, US, which boasts a pizza oven, bakery, ice cream bar and 100-game arcade

Daily Mirror

Marco Rubio, Rick Scott call for Ian relief as Florida GOP votes against FEMA funding

Several members of Congress from Florida previously voted against a spending bill that included FEMA relief.

Axios

Hurricane Ian flood surge leads to bodies being unearthed from graves in horror scenes

Families of loved-ones rushed to Oakland Cemetery in Florida, in the US, as the life-threatening storm devastated the graveyard after experiencing "historic flooding"

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DeSantis’s pleas for hurricane aid raise hackles amid vast partisan divide

The Florida governor passes the hat for disaster relief.

The Guardian - US

"Statewide book bans" coming to Florida

Florida Republicans were asked to promise that banned books would not literally be burned. They voted that down

Salon

How local and national leaders are tested by major natural disasters

If handled well, storms like Hurricane Ian can cement politicians' images as community leaders — competent and trusted to help constituents get what they need. If mishandled, they can mar legacies.

WEKU

Fabiola Santiago: Devastated by Ian, Sanibel will rebuild and remain the island of our summer dreams

Mammoth Hurricane Ian has broken our hearts and stolen the stuff that paradisaical dreams are made of in our weary Florida.

Miami Herald

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

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

WEKU

What Could Be Hurricane Ian’s Economic Impact

Distributors issued a warning about the protracted wait periods for resupplying homes and businesses with diesel for generators.

Zenger

‘Our community is wiped out’: low-income Americans likely to be hit hardest by Hurricane Ian

After the storm knocked out power and destroyed property, people scramble for shelter, funds and news of missing loved ones

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Reuters

After Hurricane Ian's deadly wrath, Florida, Carolinas begin recovery

Florida and the Carolinas, staggered by one of the fiercest storms in U.S. history, faced a massive recovery on Saturday as remnants of Hurricane Ian threatened further flooding along the Eastern Seaboard while leaving tens of billions of dollars in damage in its wake.

The Independent UK

After Ian, river flooding menaces Florida inland towns

Hurricane Ian ravaged coastal towns in southwest Florida

The Independent UK

Dozens dead from Ian, one of strongest, costliest US storms

Rescuers continue to search for survivors in flooded homes in Florida after Hurricane Ian's passage earlier this week

Sports Illustrated

Lightning, Magic’s Owners Give to Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts

The ownership from two of Florida’s professional sports teams are assisting in relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

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Daily Record

Scots man flees Florida home with wife as alligators and sharks swarm streets in midst of Hurricane Ian

The couple feared for the lives of their pets and damage to their house as a family friend lost their new and uninsured $750,000 home when it was destroyed in the Category 4 storm.

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian's death toll may have surpassed 50, officials say

MIAMI — Florida officials estimate there may be more than 50 deaths across eight counties linked to Hurricane Ian.

Tribune News Service

As Ian’s aftermath is felt across Florida, its destruction comes into view

TAMPA, Fla. — It wasn’t just the coastline, though it took most of the blow.

Tribune News Service

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Ian aftermath even harder to fix with supply chain tattered

Miami Herald

Hurricane Ian death toll passes 40, spans eight counties. Damage is ‘worst thing I’ve seen,’ county official says

MIAMI — Florida officials estimated more than 40 deaths across eight counties linked to Hurricane Ian, including from drowning and disconnected oxygen machines due to power outages.

The Independent UK

Supply chain issues could slow fix of Florida electric grid

Crews are starting to fix Florida's electric grid by repairing and rebuilding where lines were damaged or flooded by Hurricane Ian

Zenger

Hurricane Ian Pounds Florida In What Stands To Be ‘a Life-changing Event’

Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida Wednesday afternoon as one of the strongest on record to ever hit the United States.

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