More Than 2 Million Homes and Businesses Without Power as Florida Hit With Catastrophic Wind and Rain – After causing huge flooding on the coast, a major storm that is believed to be 140 miles wide moves inland, putting millions of people in its path. Hurricane Ian became one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the US mainland. As it got weaker and moved inland, it hit south-west Florida with strong winds, rain, and storm surges.
When the storm hit south-west Florida on Wednesday afternoon, it knocked out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses. The storm brought “catastrophic” winds of 150 mph and a storm surge of up to 18 feet. After a few hours, the storm, which was thought to be about 140 miles wide, went from a category 4 storm to a category 1 storm as it moved slowly north-east and caused major flooding.
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The true scale of the damage remained unclear as darkness fell, with power and communication networks down, and emergency services workers forced to take shelter from the worst of the storm.
Nearly all of the homes in Fort Myers Beach and a few other coastal cities were flooded, buildings were damaged, and trees and power lines were knocked down. Florida Power and Light warned people in Ian’s path that they might not have power for days.
More Than 2m Without Power as Florida Hit With Catastrophic Wind and Rain – People in coastal Florida who were in distress posted pleas for help on Facebook and other social networking sites. A sheriff’s office in the area said that they were getting a lot of calls from people who were stuck in their flooded homes. Millions of people who live in Florida are still right in the path of the storm, which was expected to remain a strong hurricane on Thursday as it moved north-east toward Orlando and the Atlantic coast.
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“Pray for people,” the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis, told reporters. “There’s some storms that really leave an indelible impact – this is going to be one of those historic storms and it’s going to shape the communities in south-west Florida and have a profound impact on our state.” “This is going to be a rough stretch. So we just ask people for their thoughts and their prayers. This is a major, major storm.”
