(3 Oct 2022)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: PART MUST CREDIT FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
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FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - MUST CREDIT FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Tallahassee, Florida - 3 October 2022
1. Officials after news conference
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fort Myers, Florida - 1 October 2022
2. Still drone aerial of damaged mobile home community
ANNOTATION: Days after Hurricane Ian carved a parth of destruction through Florida, officials are making it clear the road to recovery from the storm will be long.
FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - MUST CREDIT FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Tallahassee, Florida - 3 October 2022
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Lieutenant Colonel Blake Heidelberg, Florida National Guard:
"We currently have about 5,200 of your fellow citizens, our soldiers and airmen, mobilized in the impact area, supporting over 11 counties."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Lieutenant Colonel Blake Heidelberg, Florida National Guard:
"We're able to put forces in on those barrier islands. So you'll see engineer equipment, soldiers and airmen and and support elements moving into those barrier islands to set up security work with law enforcement to ensure that we're not only taking care of those citizens, but that we're securing that area."
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Director Kevin Guthrie, Florida Division of Emergency Management:
"To those that can receive water. 50% of Lee County I want restored in 72 hours. This was as of 10 o'clock yesterday morning, 50% restored in 72 hours. I want 75% of that individual or the individuals that can receive water restored in five days. And I want 100% of those that can receive water returned by Sunday, which happens to be the same day that electrical individuals say that they will have most of the restoration done to homes that can receive that. So we've laid out a very good plan, very good strategy on how to get that done. We selected a vendor. That vendor is on site right now turning wrenches, cutting pipe, getting stuff fixed."
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STORYLINE:
Days after Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction from Florida to the Carolinas, the dangers persisted, and even worsened in some places, making it clear the road to recovery from this monster storm will be long and painful.
At least 68 people have been confirmed dead: 61 in Florida, four in North Carolina and three in Cuba.
In Florida, search and rescue missions continue in Fort Myers Beach, and residents who evacuated are being kept from their homes.
Flooded roadways and washed-out bridges to barrier islands left many people isolated amid limited cellphone service and a lack of basic amenities such as water, electricity and the internet.
Officials warned that the situation in many areas isn't expected to improve for several days because the rain that fell has nowhere to go because waterways are overflowing.
Lieutenant Colonel Blake Heidelberg, Florida National Guard says there are "about 5200 of your fellow citizens, our soldiers and airmen, mobilized in the impact area, supporting over 11 counties."
Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie, says a vendor has been hired to restore water service and is already turning wrenches and cutting pipe. Guthrie's goal is for
So we've laid out a very good plan, very good strategy on how to get that done. We selected a vendor. That vendor is on site right now turning wrenches, cutting pipe, getting
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