Many people still are unable to get food and water, although DeSantis said power has been restored to more than 97% of the state. Ian’s 150 mph winds and punishing storm surge last week took out power for 2.6 million in Florida. Hurricane Ian has resulted in at least 98 people confirmed dead, including 89 in Florida, and many people still wait for power to be restored. An armada of workers and repair trucks struggled with recovery. Signs for stores and restaurants were blown out ruined mattresses were piled in neighborhood streets, a building was tipped to the side like a chess piece. Fields off the highway were still flooded, forming stagnant lagoons. The presidential motorcade drove by wind-shorn trees, some uprooted, others with branches pulled backwards by the storm. The breadth of the devastation that Biden witnessed was immense. "On things related to dealing with this crisis, we’ve been completely lockstep. but we worked hand in glove," Biden said. "We have very different political philosophies. Marc Morgenstern, 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)īiden said DeSantis had done a "good job" when asked by reporters to assess the governor's handling of the recovery efforts. Footage taken from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter shows the state of Fort Myers on Saturday, Oct.
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