In Ian's wake, Florida residents brave a slow wait for power

In Ian's wake, Florida residents courageous a slow remain for power

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Nearly a week following Hurricane Ian smashed into Florida with every one other accompanied by carved a footpath of demolition that reached into the Carolinas, additional than fifty per cent of a million statewide residents faced another day lacking power Tuesday while rescuers continued their search for those trapped inside homes inundated accompanied by lingering floodwaters.

At least 78 people have been confirmed deceased from the storm: 71 inside Florida, quartet inside North Carolina with every one other accompanied by trio inside Cuba since Ian made landfall on the Caribbean island on Sept. 27, with every one other accompanied by inside Florida a day later.

Search with every one other accompanied by rescue efforts were still ongoing inside Florida, where additional than 1,600 people have been rescued statewide.

But for numerous Florida residents, ability restoration has become position of employment one.

In the town of Naples, Kelly Sedgwick was fair seeing report images Monday of the devastation Ian had caused, gratitude to ability that was restored quartet days following the hurricane slammed into her southwestern Florida community. Meanwhile, inside the nearby town of Bonita Springs, Catalina Mejilla was still using a borrowed generator to try to retain her kids with every one other accompanied by their grandad cool while they waited for their ability to exist returned.

Ian knocked not here ability to 2.6 million customers across Florida when it roared ashore accompanied by 150-mph (241-kph) winds with every one other accompanied by pushing a strong tempest surge.

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Since then, crews have been feverishly employed to reinstate power infrastructure. State officials said they expect ability to exist restored by Sunday to customers whose ability lines with every one other accompanied by other electric infrastructure is still intact.

About 520,000 homes with every one other accompanied by businesses inside Florida were still lacking power Monday evening — an amount almost equivalent to all the customers inside Rhode Island.

For those who were getting ability restored, it was a blessing. Sedgwick said she was "relieved" to have her ability spine with every one other accompanied by praised the crews for their firm work: "They've done a remarkable job."

But for those who were still waiting, it was a difficult slog.

"The hotness is unbearable," Mejilla said. "When there's no indeed ability ... we can't build food, we don't have gas." Her mother has problems breathing with every one other accompanied by had to go to a friend's house who had electricity. "I believe they should present with ability to the people who are most inside need."

Eric Silagy, Chairman with every one other accompanied by CEO of Florida Power & Light — the largest ability provider inside the condition — said he understands the frustrations with every one other accompanied by said crews are employed while firm while they tin to reinstate ability while in a short time while possible. The utility expects to have ability restored to 95% of its work areas by the extremity of the day Friday, he said.

A utility spokesperson said the residual 5% comprises mostly cases where there's a exceptional circumstances making it difficult to reinstate power, such while the place of residence actuality so damaged it can't receive ability or the area still actuality flooded. Those outages do not include customers whose homes or businesses were destroyed.

Another greatest power provider inside the hard-hit coastal neighbourhood — Lee County Electric Cooperative — said Monday it expects to hit the 95% mark by the extremity of Saturday. That figure does not include fence islands exist fond of Sanibel that are inside its work area.

Power restoration is always a answer be brave enough following greatest hurricanes when high winds with every one other accompanied by flying debris tin topple ability lines that distribute power to homes or inside additional severe storms, harm greatest parts of the electric infrastructure such while transmission lines or ability generation.

Silagy said the utility has invested $4 billion over the last 10 years to harden its infrastructure by doing things such while burying additional ability lines, noting 40% of their distribution system is now underground. The utility is too using additional technology exist fond of drones that tin remain aloft for hours to obtain a better painting of harm to the system, with every one other accompanied by sensors at substations that tin alert them to flooding so they tin shut off parts of the system earlier to the aqua hits.

Silagy said he's seen throughout Ian where those investments have paid off. On Fort Myers Beach, for example, where so numerous homes with every one other accompanied by businesses were wiped away, solid utility poles carry on accompanied by to exist standing, he said. Silagy said the firm too didn't mislay a single transmission building inside the 8,000 miles (12,875 kilometers) they have across Florida.

Meanwhile, rescue with every one other accompanied by salvage efforts across Florida remained difficult. In DeSoto County, northeast of Fort Myers, the Peace River with every one other accompanied by tributaries reached record high levels with every one other accompanied by boats were the only way to obtain supplies to numerous of the county's 37,000 residents.

Ian washed away bridges with every one other accompanied by roads to some fence islands. About 130 Florida Department of Transportation trucks started labour on building a temporary bridge to Pine Island with every one other accompanied by by the extremity of the week should exist finished on a building drivers tin carefully traverse at slow speeds, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said throughout a report conference Monday.

The manager said a similar temporary bridge is planned for nearby Sanibel, nevertheless will lay clasp of additional time.

Elsewhere, the hurricane's remnants, now a nor'easter, weren't done accompanied by the U.S.

The mid-Atlantic with every one other accompanied by Northeast coasts were getting flooding rains. The storm's onshore winds piled flat additional aqua into an by that hour dated inundated Chesapeake Bay.

Norfolk with every one other accompanied by Virginia Beach declared states of emergency, although a shift inside wind way prevented potentially catastrophic levels Monday, said Cody Poche, a meteorologist accompanied by the National Weather Service inside Wakefield, Virginia

President Joe Biden with every one other accompanied by earliest lady Jill Biden scheme to pay someone a call Florida on Wednesday. The president was inside Puerto Rico on Monday, promising to "rebuild it all" following Hurricane Fiona knocked not here all ability to the island set of two weeks ago.

Meanwhile, inside Florida neighborhoods still lacking power, numerous residents have been sharing generators to retain things such while refrigerators cool with every one other accompanied by using not shut air grills to prepare food.

In Bonita Springs, Paula Arbuckle was sitting external outside her one-story place of residence while the sound of the generator under her carport roared. She bought a generator following Hurricane Irma slammed into this area inside 2018 with every one other accompanied by left-hand her neighbourhood lacking power. She hasn't used it since at that hour dated nevertheless following Ian knocked not here the lights she's been sharing it accompanied by her following door neighbor. Arbuckle said it's firm actuality lacking power.

"But I'm not the only one," she said. Gesturing to her neighbor's house she said: "I have a generator. They have a little infant over there. So we're sharing the generator in the centre of the set of two homes."

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Associated Press reporters Bobby Caina Calvan inside Fort Meyers; Anthony Izaguirre inside Tallahassee; Frieda Frisaro with every one other accompanied by David Fischer inside Miami; Ben Finley inside Norfolk, Virginia; with every one other accompanied by Jeffrey Collins inside Columbia, South Carolina, contributed to this report.

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As the tempest approached last week, she with every one other accompanied by her husband found sanctuary at their Baptist church, huddling accompanied by fellow parishioners into and not here of wind, rainfall with every one other accompanied by worry.\u003c/p>\u003cp>They prayed for the gusts to subside with every one other accompanied by for God to retain them from injury while the hurricane made landfall last Wednesday. Floodwaters swept under the pews, driving the congregation to the pulpit with every one other accompanied by further difficult their faith. The intensifying tempest ripped the church's steeple away, leaving a large gap inside the roof. The parishioners shuddered.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"Good Lord, please retain protected from danger us," Compton prayed, accompanied by her husband, Del, at her side. \u003c/p>\u003cp>She compared the deluge to the biblical tale Noah's Ark, saying they had no indeed idea when the aqua would place an extremity to rising. When it did, there were hallelujahs.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>With the tempest now passed with every one other accompanied by its devastation abounding, churches across hard-hit Southwest Florida are providing a steadying strength inside the lives of those plunged into chaos with every one other accompanied by grief. Heartache, exasperation with every one other accompanied by uncertainty now swirl inside sanctuaries amid sermons concerning perseverance with every one other accompanied by holding on to one's faith.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv id='afs:Card:646675285966' class='hub-peek-embed' content-id='4608e8ff15b2542047ade38b2252a433'>Hub peek embed (Hurricanes) - Compressed layout (automatic embed) \u003c/div>\u003cp>"We exist convinced by this was a blessing inside disguise," said the Rev. Robert Kasten, the Comptons' pastor at Southwest Baptist Church, a congregation of some hundred inside one of the most devastated neighborhoods of Fort Myers.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Also actuality tested are numerous of the almost quarter million Catholics inside the Diocese of Venice, which encompasses 10 counties from fair south of Tampa Bay to the Everglades that bore the brunt of the hurricane. Bishop Frank Dewane has been visiting while numerous of the diocese's five dozen parishes with every one other accompanied by 15 schools while possible.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"A a large amount of people fair wanted to talk about, 'Why is there this a a large amount of suffering?'" Dewane said of parishioners he met while he celebrated weekend Mass inside a house of God inside an inundated North Port neighbourhood with every one other accompanied by inside the parish hall of a storm-damaged Sarasota church. "We have to go on; we're a people of hope."\u003c/p>\u003cp>Priests walked a fine dash in the centre of holding Mass to provide ease with every one other accompanied by not endangering older parishioners inside areas accompanied by widespread lack of running aqua with every one other accompanied by power with every one other accompanied by flooded roadways. Dewane said one rescued male had kept asking concerning his wife, not realizing she had drowned inside the storm.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv id='fd7d21dec23a4139bba17bf9d3b2220d' class='media-placeholder'>\u003c/div>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Around Kasten's church, nearby mobile place of residence parks where numerous of his parishioners lived became submerged. About a fourth of his congregation suffered greatest harm to their dwellings, accompanied by numerous exist fond of the Comptons losing almost everything. The church's sanctuary has become temporary quarters for almost a dozen of the newly homeless.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Most were handling things well, until the realities of tragedy hit. \u003c/p>\u003cp>"When they saw pictures, they fair split not shut into tears,\" Kasten said.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"Just the shock of knowing with every one other accompanied by seeing what you knew happened, it overwhelmed them. But they are fair praising the Lord how he protected us, kept us safe," he said.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Barbara Wasko, a retiree who is now sleeping on a lounge chair inside the sanctuary, said she has trust the population will rebuild.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp> "We will obtain by,\" she said. \"We will build it."\u003c/p>\u003cp>Hurricane Ian's fury — 150 mph (241 kph) winds with every one other accompanied by deluges of aqua — killed dozens of people with every one other accompanied by stranded countless inside what for numerous communities has been their worst calamity inside generations. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Rhonda Mitchell, who lives near the Baptist church, said all she had left-hand was her trust inside God. \u003c/p>\u003cp>"We don't know what He is going to do," she said, her belongings splayed to arid external outside her mobile place of residence while an empty U-Haul truck waited to exist loaded.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"I fair lost my whole life," she said, beginning to sob. "I'm still here nevertheless I fair lost each item I own. ... I'm fair trying to figure things out."\u003c/p>\u003cp>At poorly damaged Catholic churches with every one other accompanied by schools, reconstruction labour is by that hour dated underway. But Dewane said his priority is to "meet people where they are" with every one other accompanied by build sure the Catholic population tin assist all-inclusive reassurance efforts.\u003c/p>\u003cp>That ranges from finding protection for teachers whose homes were leveled flat while numerous schools are re-opening this week to helping counsel elderly neighbors. The diocese is employed accompanied by Catholic Charities to place up distribution centers for donations while well while supplies provided by FEMA. \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>But numerous victorious efforts are grassroots. When a category of nuns inside small Wauchula, an inland town, lost power, they decided to fair empty not here their freezers of flesh with every one other accompanied by other perishables, with every one other accompanied by inquire the entire neighbourhood for a barbeque. The blaze blazing, hundreds of people lined up with every one other accompanied by started adding what they had inside their own fast warming fridges.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"We're doing while well while we can,\" Dewane said. \"I believe we tin only exist the Lord's instruments."\u003c/p>\u003cp>The Rev. Charles Cannon, pastor at St. Hilary's Episcopal Church, sermonized concerning the temporariness of the community's losses. While a a large amount of was lost, he said, not all is gone.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"People believe they have lost everything, nevertheless you haven't lost each item if you haven't lost yourself with every one other accompanied by the people you love," Cannon said following Sunday services that were held external outside amid the fallen boughs of once-majestic oaks.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Cannon pointed not here that the debris that left-hand house of God grounds looking exist fond of an ugly, unearthly place tin exist cleaned.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"Most of the labour has been to obtain the people touch protected from danger again," he said, "Almost everybody has been lacking power. All of them lacking water. Trying firm to obtain them touch comfortable again."\u003c/p>\u003cp>Down the street, concerning 50 parishioners at the Assembly of God Bethlehem Ministry gathered to portion inside their hardships. They recounted how they had no indeed electricity, no indeed drinkable running aqua and, inside numerous cases, were left-hand accompanied by damaged homes.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"But God has kept them safe," said Victoria Araujo, a parishioner with every one other accompanied by occasional Sunday educational organization teacher.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"Some people lost a a large amount of things ... We need to pray for the people who lost additional than us," said the Rev. Ailton da Silva, whose congregants are mostly newcomer families from Brazil.\u003c/p>\u003cp>The tempest has truthfully tested his community's resiliency, he said, adding that "I believe people will believe concerning faith, family with every one other accompanied by God."\u003c/p>\u003cp>Five years ago, Hurricane Irma swept into and not here of the region, causing large harm to his church. Repairs were still ongoing when Ian hit. The house of God fared a a large amount of better this time.\u003c/p>\u003cp>In the end, "it's fair a building,\" da Silva said. \"The house of God is us."\u003c/p>\u003cp>___\u003c/p>\u003cp>Dell'Orto reported from Minneapolis.\u003c/p>\u003cp>___\u003c/p>\u003cp>Associated Press trust coverage receives support into and not here of the AP's collaboration accompanied by The Conversation US, accompanied by funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. 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Ian laboriously damaged the only bridge to the island, leaving it only reachable by vessel or air. For many, the volunteers from the non-profit Medic Corps were the earliest people they have seen from external outside the island inside days. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Residents described the horror of actuality trapped inside their homes while aqua kept rising. Joe Conforti became emotional while he recounted what happened, saying the aqua rose at least 8 to 10 feet (2.4-3 meters), with every one other accompanied by there were 4-foot (1.2-meter) waves inside the streets. \u003c/p>\u003cp>"The aqua fair kept pounding the house with every one other accompanied by we watched, boats, houses — we watched each item fair go flying by," he said, while he fought spine tears. "We've lost so a a large amount of at this point." \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Conforti said if it wasn't for his wife, Dawn Conforti, he wouldn't have made it. He said: "I started to mislay sensibility, since when the water's at your door with every one other accompanied by it's splashing on the door with every one other accompanied by you're seeing how fast it's moving, there's no indeed way you're going to survive that." \u003c/p>\u003cdiv id='afs:Card:835754802328' class='hub-peek-embed' content-id='ed3995f063153573d0d16cf82efcc466'>Hub peek embed (Hurricanes) - Compressed layout (automatic embed) \u003c/div>\u003cp>He said his spouse had them obtain on top of a bench to retain from getting swept away by the water. The following day, he said, they brought food to an older gentleman who lived on the following block, with every one other accompanied by they made sure to obtain him off the island on the earliest available boat. \u003c/p>\u003cp>"He lost everything," Joe Conforti said of the man. "He said that if we didn't convey him the food, he was going to lay clasp of his existence that darkness since it was so bad." \u003c/p>\u003cp>Some residents shed tears while Medic Corps volunteers came to their doors with every one other accompanied by asked if they wanted to exist evacuated on Saturday. Some declined the provide for now with every one other accompanied by asked for another day to pack their belongings. But others were worried to obtain away immediately. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Helen Koch blew her husband a kiss with every one other accompanied by mouthed the words "I deep affection you" while she sat inside the Medic Corps helicopter that lifted her with every one other accompanied by septet of the couple's 17 dogs to safety from the decimated island. The dogs were inside cages, strapped to the external outside of the helicopter while it took off.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv id='26a209023d8c4194a3215d3e45241c90' class='media-placeholder'>\u003c/div>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Her husband, Paul Koch, stayed behind accompanied by the other dogs, with every one other accompanied by planned to depart from the isolated island on a following trip. He told The Associated Press that days earlier, he didn't believe they would build it, while the greatest hurricane raged with every one other accompanied by the house began taking on water.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Pine Island has lengthy been known for its quiet, small-town air with every one other accompanied by mangrove trees. It's a well liked destination for fishing, kayaking with every one other accompanied by canoeing. Now, bleak scenes of demolition are everywhere inside this shattered paradise.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Houses have been reduced to splinters with every one other accompanied by boats have been tossed onto roadways. The island has no indeed power, with every one other accompanied by no indeed running aqua – save for a few hours on Friday when one resident said they were intelligent to lay clasp of a shower. A population of mobile homes was destroyed. \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>The Medic Corps volunteers went to one house to search for a woman who was known to have stayed behind throughout the tempest with every one other accompanied by has had no indeed touch accompanied by her friends since. Inside the woman's house, heavy furnishings had been toppled over with every one other accompanied by her belongings were tossed about. There was no indeed sign of the woman, raising fears she had been sucked not here of her place of residence by the tempest surge. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Linda Hanshaw said the tight-knit island population is amazing with every one other accompanied by "everyone I know who hasn't left-hand is trying to leave." \u003c/p>\u003cp>But that wasn't accurate for everyone. Kathleen Russell was trying to prevail on her elderly husband to leave, nevertheless he didn't want to budge fair yet. The set of two kept declining offers to evacuate. The set of two said they were not ready, nevertheless strength exist willing to depart from on Sunday. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Claire St. Leger said she had nine people inside her house, including neighbors, while the tempest came in. \u003c/p>\u003cp>"I idea for sure we were all dying," she said. "I fair sat inside an inside space accompanied by pillows, I crossed myself so numerous times, I idea for sure we were dying. 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(AP) — Days following the skies cleared with every one other accompanied by the winds died down inside Florida, Hurricane Ian's effects persisted Monday, while people faced another week lacking ability with every one other accompanied by others were actuality r...","isTpContent":false,"socialEmbeds":[{"id":"se0:5621c7a0-2a00-11ed-e400-0bfa32416118","html":"\u003ciframe title=\"Over 570,000 still lacking ability following hurricane Ian\" aria-label=\"Map\" id=\"ap-chart-5eyFa\" src=\"https://interactives.ap.org/embeds/5eyFa/7/\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border:none\" height=\"693\">\u003c/iframe>\u003cscript type=\"text/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var a inside e.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r\u003ct.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][a]+\"px\"}}}))}();\u003c/script>","caption":" ","display":"se0","maxWidth":"","alignment":"middle","isHeroImage":false}],"isPrContent":false,"storyHTML":"\u003cp>FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Days following the skies cleared with every one other accompanied by the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-floods-florida-natural-disasters-climate-and-environment-ed3995f063153573d0d16cf82efcc466\">winds died down\u003c/a> inside Florida, Hurricane Ian's effects persisted Monday, while people faced another week lacking ability with every one other accompanied by others were actuality rescued from homes inundated accompanied by \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-floods-florida-climate-and-environment-hurricane-ian-cb4ab23a7ae5353d03642feb542137c4?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_06\">lingering floodwaters\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Ten additional deaths were blamed on the tempest inside Florida while exasperation with every one other accompanied by desperation mounted inside the footpath the tempest gash into and not here of state. And the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/hub/hurricanes\">hurricane's\u003c/a> remnants, now a nor'easter, weren't done accompanied by the U.S.\u003c/p>\u003cp>The mid-Atlantic with every one other accompanied by Northeast coasts were getting flooding rains. The storm's onshore winds piled flat additional aqua into an by that hour dated inundated Chesapeake Bay.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Norfolk with every one other accompanied by Virginia Beach declared states of emergency, although a shift inside wind way prevented potentially catastrophic levels Monday, said Cody Poche, a meteorologist accompanied by the National Weather Service inside Wakefield, Virginia\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\">\u003c/div>\u003cp>Coastal flooding temporarily shut down the only main highway to small portion of North Carolina's Outer Banks with every one other accompanied by flooding was possible all the way to Long Island, the National Weather Service said.\u003c/p>\u003cp>At least 78 people have been confirmed dead: 71 inside Florida, quartet inside North Carolina with every one other accompanied by trio inside Cuba since Ian made landfall on the Caribbean island on Sept. 27 with every one other accompanied by inside Florida a day later.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Search with every one other accompanied by rescue efforts were still ongoing Monday inside Florida. More than 1,600 people have been rescued statewide, according to Florida's crisis management agency.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Washed-out bridges to fence islands, flooded roadways, spotty cellphone work with every one other accompanied by a lack of water, power or the internet left-hand hundreds of thousands isolated. The circumstances inside numerous areas wasn't expected to improve for some days since waterways were overflowing, leaving the rainfall that fell accompanied by nowhere to go.\u003c/p>\u003cp>In DeSoto County, northeast of Fort Myers, the Peace River with every one other accompanied by tributaries reached record high levels with every one other accompanied by boats were the only way to obtain supplies to numerous of the county's 37,000 residents.\u003c/p>\u003cp>The county was prepared for strong winds following actuality hit by Hurricane Charley inside 2004, nevertheless it was not prepared for so a a large amount of rainfall, which amounted to a year's price of precipitation inside set of two days, DeSoto County Commissioner J.C. Deriso said.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"This flood has been attractive catastrophic," said Deriso, adding that officials hope to not shut one of the area's main highways by Tuesday.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Ian washed away bridges with every one other accompanied by roads to some fence islands. About 130 Florida Department of Transportation trucks started labour on building a temporary bridge to Pine Island with every one other accompanied by by the extremity of the week should exist finished on a building drivers tin carefully traverse at slow speeds, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said throughout a report conference Monday afternoon.\u003c/p>\u003cp>The manager said a similar temporary bridge is planned for nearby Sanibel, nevertheless it will lay clasp of a little additional time.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\">\u003c/div>\u003cp>"They were talking concerning running ferries with every one other accompanied by stuff," DeSantis said. "And honestly, you may exist intelligent to do that, nevertheless I believe this is an easier thing, with every one other accompanied by I believe people need their vehicles anyways."\u003c/p>\u003cp>The earliest set of two days lacking ability at his Punta Gorda place of residence weren't bad since he, his spouse with every one other accompanied by 4-year-old feminine child exist fond of to camp, Joe Gunn said.\u003c/p>\u003cp>But at that hour dated they ran not here of gas, Gunn said while he waited for an hour for $20 price of premium fuel from a Bonita Springs station, one of the few not shut inside the area. The family at that hour dated drove to obtain supplies with every one other accompanied by a heated meal.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Gunn was preparing for another stressful night, worried someone strength try to purloin his supplies. "I am constantly listening to the generator. It's pitch black external outside of the house,\" he said.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Across southwest Florida, residents whose homes were overrun by the ocean or floods threw waterlogged mattresses, couches with every one other accompanied by other belongings into the road with every one other accompanied by tore not here floors with every one other accompanied by gash into walls, hoping to arid the shells of their houses earlier to mold place in.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"Everything that got aqua is starting to mold. We're cutting all the drywall out, 2 feet up, trying to obtain things dried not here to save the house with every one other accompanied by to retain protected from danger it from additional damage,\" said Jeff Rioux, thankful for some days of nice weather with every one other accompanied by generators to sprint fans.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\">\u003c/div>\u003cp>Neighbors helped every one other where they could.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"I lost everything," said Alice Pujols, crying while she picked into and not here of the heaps of castaway clothes at a stranger's home. "I'm fair looking for what I tin salvage."\u003c/p>\u003cp>About 520,000 homes with every one other accompanied by businesses inside Florida were still lacking power Monday evening, down from a summit of 2.6 million. But that is still almost the same amount of customers inside all of Rhode Island.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Eric Silagy, Chairman with every one other accompanied by CEO of Florida Power & Light, said he understands the frustrations with every one other accompanied by emphasized that the utility's crews are employed to obtain ability restored while in a short time while possible. The utility provider — the largest inside the condition — expects to have ability restored to 95% of the work areas affected by Hurricane Ian by the extremity of the day Friday, he said.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"If all goes well, we will exist intelligent to have all of our customers — the over 2 million that were impacted by this monster tempest — essentially restored," Silagy said.\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-floods-biden-government-and-politics-caribbean-17d745e30b022fdf5b41c93ab55fa751\">President Joe Biden\u003c/a> with every one other accompanied by earliest lady Jill Biden scheme to pay someone a call Florida on Wednesday. The president was inside Puerto Rico on Monday, promising to "rebuild it all" following \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-caribbean-storms-power-outages-puerto-rico-5d54ac54f0cc1b69c3c2294a4638d9db\">Hurricane Fiona knocked not here all power\u003c/a> to the island set of two weeks ago.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\">\u003c/div>\u003cp>In Virginia, the U.S. Navy postponed the first-ever deployment of the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, the nation's most state-of-the-art aircraft carrier, according to a statement from the Navy's 2nd Fleet. The bearer with every one other accompanied by other U.S. ships were scheduled to depart from Norfolk on Monday for training exercises inside the Atlantic Ocean accompanied by vessels from other NATO Countries.\u003c/p>\u003cp>After moving across Florida, Ian made another landfall inside the U.S. inside South Carolina while a a a large amount of weaker hurricane. 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(AP) — Saturday turned not here to exist a sparklingly beautiful let fall day inside Pawleys Island, an idyllic place to clasp a marriage sandwiched in the centre of the Atlantic oceanfront with every one other accompanied by expansive marshland that typify South Carolina's coastal beauty.\u003c/p>\u003cp>For set of two visiting families, the perfect marriage almost got derailed by \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-floods-florida-north-carolina-caribbean-f537bc6e6d9481c4680a4a7af238bc6c?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_02\">Hurricane Ian's landfall with every one other accompanied by aftermath.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Mary Lord with every one other accompanied by her family traveled to the island from Fort Worth, Texas, for the Saturday marriage of her son, Eric. \u003c/p>\u003cp>AJ McCullough's family came from Sunset Beach, North Carolina, to see her daughter, Monroe, stroll down the aisle while the bride.\u003c/p>\u003cp>The families had been staying inside rental houses across the road from one another on the island, concerning 72 miles (116 kilometers) up South Carolina's seaboard from Charleston.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Then the tempest hit.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Ian was \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/hub/hurricanes\">a Category 1 hurricane\u003c/a> when it came ashore near Georgetown, concerning 13 miles (8 kilometers) from Pawleys. Hours of wind with every one other accompanied by rainfall battered the beach town, whipping surf reportedly while high while 25 feet (7.6 meters) that washed over the town's iconic pier, strewing its pylons down the shoreline with every one other accompanied by pushing them up to beachfront properties. Feet of soggy beach piled up under the elevated homes, stranding with every one other accompanied by waterlogging some vehicles.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv id='afs:Card:835754802328' class='hub-peek-embed' content-id='f5ed1609a97f966fabeecf2ed4a8a5fd'>Hub peek embed (Hurricanes) - Compressed layout (automatic embed) \u003c/div>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>In the insane hurry to obtain off the island to the Friday darkness rehearsal dinner — which went off lacking a hitch, relatively speaking, the nearby country club venue not flat losing ability throughout the tempest — the participants left-hand behind the attire with every one other accompanied by decor they'd need for Saturday's wedding. Feeling additional firm hunkering down further inland, Lord said the families settled into other rental properties, figuring they would deal accompanied by Saturday's details following the tempest passed.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"We got off, when the tempest was coming, nevertheless some of the bridesmaids dresses, tuxedos, decorations, we left-hand there, intelligent we could obtain spine on this morning,\" Lord told The Associated Press on Saturday morning, standing on the northern causeway that connects Pawleys to the mainland. \"But they said no, we cannot, not yet."\u003c/p>\u003cp>As crews assessed safety on the island, Lord with every one other accompanied by McCullough were told to wait, accompanied by barricades shutting down access to the strip of homes.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"If anyone is on the island who wants to convey us our things, we'd sure exist thankful for it," McCullough said accompanied by a smile.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>For the following hour, Lord with every one other accompanied by McCullough methodically asked everyone they came across, on the inland side of one of the set of two causeway bridges, if they had a touch who could retrieve their marriage gear.\u003c/p>\u003cp>One man, Eddie Wilder, said he'd exist contented to assist out. 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Meanwhile, inside the nearby town of Bonita Springs, Catalina Mejilla was still using a borrowed generator to try to retain her kids with every one other accompanied by their grandad cool while they waited for their ability to exist returned.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Ian knocked not here ability to 2.6 million customers across Florida when it roared ashore accompanied by 150-mph (241-kph) winds with every one other accompanied by pushing a strong tempest surge. \u003c/p>\u003cdiv id='afs:Card:646675285966' class='hub-peek-embed' content-id='5c4bcc1b7c681e916723426a705d10e6'>Hub peek embed (Hurricanes) - Compressed layout (automatic embed) \u003c/div>\u003cp>Since then, crews have been feverishly employed to reinstate power infrastructure. State officials said they expect ability to exist restored by Sunday to customers whose ability lines with every one other accompanied by other electric infrastructure is still intact. \u003c/p>\u003cp>About 520,000 homes with every one other accompanied by businesses inside Florida were still lacking power Monday evening — an amount almost equivalent to all the customers inside Rhode Island.\u003c/p>\u003cp>For those who were getting ability restored, it was a blessing. Sedgwick said she was "relieved" to have her ability spine with every one other accompanied by praised the crews for their firm work: "They've done a remarkable job.\"\u003c/p>\u003cp>But for those who were still waiting, it was a difficult slog.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"The hotness is unbearable," Mejilla said. "When there's no indeed ability ... we can't build food, we don't have gas." Her mother has problems breathing with every one other accompanied by had to go to a friend's house who had electricity. "I believe they should present with ability to the people who are most inside need."\u003c/p>\u003cdiv id='9a57295018104d23948d60d7b8ece2ec' class='media-placeholder'>\u003c/div>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Eric Silagy, Chairman with every one other accompanied by CEO of Florida Power & Light — the largest ability provider inside the condition — said he understands the frustrations with every one other accompanied by said crews are employed while firm while they tin to reinstate ability while in a short time while possible. The utility expects to have ability restored to 95% of its work areas by the extremity of the day Friday, he said.\u003c/p>\u003cp>A utility spokesperson said the residual 5% comprises mostly cases where there's a exceptional circumstances making it difficult to reinstate power, such while the place of residence actuality so damaged it can't receive ability or the area still actuality flooded. Those outages do not include customers whose homes or businesses were destroyed.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Another greatest power provider inside the hard-hit coastal neighbourhood — Lee County Electric Cooperative — said Monday it expects to hit the 95% mark by the extremity of Saturday. That figure does not include fence islands exist fond of \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-orlando-storms-climate-and-environment-9ba36ea919647ca39750cc5d004165f6\">Sanibel\u003c/a> that are inside its work area.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Power restoration is always a answer be brave enough following greatest hurricanes when high winds with every one other accompanied by flying debris tin topple ability lines that distribute power to homes or inside additional severe storms, harm greatest parts of the electric infrastructure such while transmission lines or ability generation.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Silagy said the utility has invested $4 billion over the last 10 years to harden its infrastructure by doing things such while burying additional ability lines, noting 40% of their distribution system is now underground. The utility is too using additional technology exist fond of drones that tin remain aloft for hours to obtain a better painting of harm to the system, with every one other accompanied by sensors at substations that tin alert them to flooding so they tin shut off parts of the system earlier to the aqua hits.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Silagy said he's seen throughout Ian where those investments have paid off. On Fort Myers Beach, for example, where so numerous homes with every one other accompanied by businesses were wiped away, solid utility poles carry on accompanied by to exist standing, he said. Silagy said the firm too didn't mislay a single transmission building inside the 8,000 miles (12,875 kilometers) they have across Florida. \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Meanwhile, rescue with every one other accompanied by salvage efforts across Florida remained difficult. In DeSoto County, northeast of Fort Myers, the Peace River with every one other accompanied by tributaries reached record high levels with every one other accompanied by boats were the only way to obtain supplies to numerous of the county's 37,000 residents.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Ian washed away bridges with every one other accompanied by roads to some fence islands. About 130 Florida Department of Transportation trucks started labour on building a temporary bridge to Pine Island with every one other accompanied by by the extremity of the week should exist finished on a building drivers tin carefully traverse at slow speeds, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said throughout a report conference Monday.\u003c/p>\u003cp>The manager said a similar temporary bridge is planned for nearby Sanibel, nevertheless will lay clasp of additional time.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Elsewhere, the hurricane's \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/hub/hurricanes\">remnants\u003c/a>, now a nor'easter, weren't done accompanied by the U.S.\u003c/p>\u003cp>The mid-Atlantic with every one other accompanied by Northeast coasts were getting flooding rains. The storm's onshore winds piled flat additional aqua into an by that hour dated inundated Chesapeake Bay.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Norfolk with every one other accompanied by Virginia Beach declared states of emergency, although a shift inside wind way prevented potentially catastrophic levels Monday, said Cody Poche, a meteorologist accompanied by the National Weather Service inside Wakefield, Virginia\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-floods-biden-government-and-politics-caribbean-17d745e30b022fdf5b41c93ab55fa751\">President Joe Biden\u003c/a> with every one other accompanied by earliest lady Jill Biden scheme to pay someone a call Florida on Wednesday. The president was inside Puerto Rico on Monday, promising to "rebuild it all" following \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/hurricanes-caribbean-storms-power-outages-puerto-rico-5d54ac54f0cc1b69c3c2294a4638d9db\">Hurricane Fiona knocked not here all power\u003c/a> to the island set of two weeks ago.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Meanwhile, inside Florida neighborhoods still lacking power, numerous residents have been sharing generators to retain things such while refrigerators cool with every one other accompanied by using not shut air grills to prepare food.\u003c/p>\u003cp>In Bonita Springs, Paula Arbuckle was sitting external outside her one-story place of residence while the sound of the generator under her carport roared. She bought a generator following Hurricane Irma slammed into this area inside 2018 with every one other accompanied by left-hand her neighbourhood lacking power. 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In Ian's wake, Florida residents courageous a slow remain for power