Ron DeSantis said in a Wednesday press briefing that the more than 200,000 power outages reported in the state of Florida were nothing more than a "a drop in the bucket for what's going to happen" as Hurricane Ian makes landfall.
Thousands of people took to the streets in Cuba on Sunday to protest against the government. Ron DeSantis takes part in a roundtable discussion about the uprising in Cuba at the American Museum of the Cuba Diaspora on Jin Miami, Florida. “A lot of that is standing water, downed power lines, and misuse of generators. “In Hurricane Irma, there were seven fatalities directly because of the storm and there were 77 fatalities that were a result of (the) post-storm,” he said. On recovery efforts, DeSantis said Florida has nearly 250 aircraft, more than six hundred high water vehicles and more than 300 boats of all drafts and sizes, including 250 already stationed in the major impacted areas and nearly 50 that are staged and ready at a moment’s notice.ĭeSantis urged people to not let their guard down even after the storm had passed, noting that fatalities in past hurricanes were higher post-storm than before.
He predicted that Hurricane Ian would “rank as one of the top five hurricanes to ever hit the Florida peninsula.”ĭeSantis said he had sent a letter to the Biden administration for a major disaster declaration for all of Florida’s 67 counties requesting the federal government do a 100% reimbursement up front for 60 days to help the state move forward with its response and recovery phase. “It's clearly a very strong tropical storm all the way until it exits the Florida peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean.” “You're going to see hurricane force winds in places in central Florida,” he said. Speaking at a press conference, DeSantis said the storm surge has likely peaked but has done a lot of damage and is going to continue moving through Florida.
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Ron DeSantis on Wednesday provided an update on Hurricane Ian hours after it made landfall in Southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm. The governor’s State of Emergency declaration will allow Virginia to mobilize resources and equipment needed for response and recovery efforts. Suzanne and I will be praying for those in Florida in the path of the storm.” While we recognize that the storm track is still uncertain, I nevertheless encourage all Virginians and visitors to make a plan, have supplies on hand, and follow official sources for the latest forecast information and guidance. “We want to ensure that our communities have the resources needed to respond to and recover from any potential effects from the storm. “Hurricane Ian is a large, powerful storm, and current predictions indicate that it may impact parts of Virginia later this week into early next week,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin in a statement. The storm is expected to impact portions of Virginia starting on Friday, September 30. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday declared a state of emergency after Hurrian Ian made landfall on Florida’s southwest coast with Category 4 force.
Residents in the area are also being asked to check any buildings or sheds on their properties.Īnyone with information on Ferrara's whereabouts is asked to call the police tip line at 20 and then choose option two and then option six.Virginia Gov. Thursday could be helpful to the investigation, according to police. "I'm just hoping that we find him, and he's home safe."įreeport police said that while they appreciate everyone who has expressed an interest in helping with the search, they are asking people to refrain from "self-searching" the woods of Flying Point Road, Chase Reserve and Bungahuc Road so that K9 teams can search those areas.ĭashcam or doorbell camera footage taken between 4:30 and 8:30 p.m. A lot of them were crying a lot at school which was very upsetting," Freeman said. Bryleigh Freeman, a Freeport High School sophomore, told News Center Maine that Ferrara's disappearance has had a huge impact on the school community and those closest to him.
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