HomeEconomyHurricane Ian hits South Carolina, Florida counts cost of damage Economy Hurricane Ian hits South Carolina, Florida counts cost of damage By farahat October 2, 2022 0 157 views Share FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp HD -0.21% Add to Watchlist/Remove from Watchlist Add to watchlist Add Location Job added successfully: Please enter the name of your portfolio type:purchaseSell date: ) quantity: price Point value: Leverage: 1:1 1: 1: 1: 1: 45 by Brad Brooks and Jonathan Drake FORT MYERS, Fla./CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Hurricane Ian hit the road on Friday It hit South Carolina in the afternoon, making landfall again after a deadly march in Florida that washed away homes, stranding thousands and killing an unknown number of people. The resurrected Ian swept ashore at 2: afternoon(100 GMT) near the seaside town of George Town, about miles (50 km) North of Historic Charleston, Maximum Packed Sustained Wind mph (68 kph) as 1 Category hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Roads were flooded and dragged down by trees, while some piers were left over by storms) , According to the tracking website PowerOutage.us. Ian, now classified as a post-tropical cyclone, will bring heavy rain and potential flash flooding to parts of North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia until at least Saturday morning. It will weaken, the NHC said. The storm hit Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday, the most powerful storm ever to hit the continental U.S. One, then forged a destructive road in the state, transforming the beach town into a zone of catastrophic flooding and high winds. at least reported Deaths Florida Kevin Guthrie, director of emergency management, said at a morning briefing. He stressed that some of those reports remain unconfirmed. George Town, with a population of about ,, is a tourist destination known for its oak-lined streets, more than site of the National Registry of Historic Places. The town was badly damaged 70 Hurricane Hugo. Charleston was seeing a downpour even before Ian arrived. Video footage on social media showed some streets in the port city with inches of water, making them particularly prone to flooding. Municipal Party Committee Report released in November 100 found about 52 % All residential properties are vulnerable to storm surge flooding. Len Cape, ,one A retired property manager, who moved to Charleston more than two years ago, said Ian was his first big storm. “It’s the wind, and it makes you uneasy,” Capet said. “It’s blowing like crazy.” The Tidal Vendor River is a block away, and Cappe says he’s worried about his house , keep staring at TV for updates. According to videos and messages posted online, on Polis Island, north of George Town, the pier collapsed into the sea and the city hall was surrounded by water provided by the local police station . ‘Just Washed Home’ Ian struck Florida for the first time in two days, where the extent of the devastation became apparent. Some, People are missing, Guthrie said, but many of them may be in shelters or without power.according to About 1.6 million Florida homes and businesses remained without power Friday, according to PowerOutage.us. “Your house just washed away,” Governor Ron DeSantis said Friday in widespread damage in Lee County briefing session. President Joe Biden said in a speech at the White House that the hurricane is likely to be one of the worst in the United States. American History. “We’re just starting to see the scale of this devastation,” he said. Fort Myers, a city close to where the Eye of the Storm originally made landfall, took a huge hit, with many homes destroyed. Offshore, Sanibel Island, a popular destination for holidaymakers and retirees, was cut off when a causeway became impassable. Hundreds of struggling Fort Myers residents lined up 1998100 The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) was in town east on Friday, hoping to get gas tanks, generators, bottled water and other supplies. The line is as long as a football field. Rita Chambers, A 10- Year-old Retiree, born in Jamaica, has lived in Fort Myers since , said Ian was unlike any storm she had ever seen. “And I’ve been hit by hurricanes since I was a kid!” said Chambers, who moved to New York as a teenager. She watched as the storm ripped apart the porch of her Cape Coral home. Still, she wasn’t thinking about leaving Florida. “I’d rather shovel sand from my Florida home than snow in New York,” she said. “If you live in heaven, you Had to endure the hurricane.” Trailer hit by wind at a mobile home park on San Carlos Island in Fort Myers Beach squeezed with water. A boat called the “Dreamin” was lying on its side at a local pier, while another was parked in a tree. Deborah Grohl, , Lost home and vehicle in the storm. “It’s devastating because it’s not just homes, it’s businesses,” Grohl said, a real estate agent who has lived on the island for years. Her daughter Katy Bonkowski checked the damage with her mother, concerned her parents and sister decided to stay on the island during the storm. “Don’t misjudge a hurricane,” Bonkowski said. “I want my parents to leave. I want my sister to leave. But they want to stay.” read more: Map – Hurricane Ian hitting the Gulf Coast No one Aircraft video shows ships washed ashore after Hurricane Ian Florida town rebuilds after a hurricane Hurricane hunter says Ian’s eyewall flight is ‘the worst I’ve ever been through’ ” How hurricanes lead to dangerously damaging storm surges 1805 Share FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Previous articleS&P downgrades UK rating outlook after tax cut planNext articleU.S. allows trade with two Venezuelan baseball teams farahat RELATED ARTICLES Economy Marketmind: Get ready for a bullish week June 5, 2023 Economy McCarthy praises U.S. debt ceiling deal, House conservatives divided June 4, 2023 Economy Airlines say prepared to avoid repeat of summer travel chaos June 4, 2023 LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Comment: Please enter your comment! Name:* Please enter your name here Email:* You have entered an incorrect email address! 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