Frustration and desperation mount as Ian’s effects linger
Associated PressFORT MYERS, Fla. — Days after the skies cleared and the winds died down in Florida, Hurricane Ian’s effects persisted Monday, as people faced another week without power and others were being rescued from homes inundated with lingering floodwaters. Norfolk and Virginia Beach declared states of emergency, although a shift in wind direction prevented potentially catastrophic levels Monday, said Cody Poche, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wakefield, Virginia Coastal flooding temporarily shut down the only highway to part of North Carolina’s Outer Banks and flooding was possible all the way to Long Island, the National Weather Service said. “And honestly, you may be able to do that, but I think this is an easier thing, and I think people need their vehicles anyways.” The first two days without power at his Punta Gorda home weren’t bad because he, his wife and 4-year-old daughter like to camp, Joe Gunn said. “I’m just looking for what I can salvage.” About 520,000 homes and businesses in Florida were still without electricity Monday evening, down from a peak of 2.6 million.
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