Hurricane Ian Thread

[Gefn]

Nine lives! Good Samaritan risks life to rescue cat perched on air conditioner as raging waters from Hurricane Ian surround it

As Floridians brace for Hurricane Ian which made landfall late Wednesday afternoon, one resident put his life at risk to rescue a feline who was left vulnerable to the raging storm.

A video posted to Twitter by Megan Cruz Scavo has gained massive attention for a display of good humanity in action.

The video, taken in Bonita, on the state's southwest coast, shows Cruz Scavo's boyfriend, Michael, wading through the knee-high water, trudging towards an air conditioner unit where a cat was perched on top.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11260003/Good-Samaritan-risks-life-rescue-cat-raging-waters-Hurricane-Ian-surround-it.html


 


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@Hopalong Ginsberg
@Cyber Liberty

[mountaineer]

I think this sheriff may be jumping the gun. Wait till the waters recede.

Janice Dean
@JaniceDean
Per Lee County Sherriff Carmine Marceno
“We have fatalities in the hundreds”
7:21 AM · Sep 29, 2022·

[mystery-ak]

 'Fatalities are in the hundreds': Sheriff gives heartbreaking Hurricane update
Hurricane Ian downgrades to tropical storm, but experts warn it’s not over
Cami Mondeaux
 | 31 minutes ago

After Hurricane Ian swept through Florida on Thursday, the storm left millions without power, and officials are predicting hundreds of fatalities.

“Fatalities are in the hundreds,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno told Good Morning America on Thursday.

Ian was moving northeast across Florida at about 8 mph with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph at 5 a.m. Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. However, the agency warned that Ian could pick back up and reach hurricane strength as it reaches Florida’s east coast on Saturday, posing risks to Georgia and the Carolinas.

The NHC downgraded Hurricane Ian to tropical storm status early Thursday morning after the storm began to weaken gradually overnight Wednesday as it moved across central Florida.

It’s not yet clear how many fatalities or injuries have been sustained due to Ian, and there have not been any reports or numbers from state officials.

President Joe Biden declared a major disaster for Florida early Thursday morning, approving the distribution of federal aid to supplement recovery efforts in the aftermath of Ian. This federal assistance includes grants for temporary housing and home repairs, loans to insure property losses, and other programs to assist business owners in recovering from the storm’s damage.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hurricane-ian-updates-florida-fatalities-hundreds

[mountaineer]

Still not clear that these are confirmed dead. Sounds like an educated guess on the sheriff's part.

‘Hundreds’ confirmed dead after Hurricane Ian decimates Florida
By Lee Brown   
September 29, 2022 8:54am

Historic Hurricane Ian has already killed “hundreds” of people in Florida, a sheriff in the hardest-hit region revealed early Thursday — but the death toll is expected to swell as Floridians wake up to assess the true extent of the destruction in daylight.

“This is a life-changing event for all of us, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno told “Good Morning America.”

“I don’t have confirmed numbers — I definitely know the fatalities are in the hundreds,” he added.

“So far, confirmed in the hundreds,” he said, noting that conditions were too dire for his officers and other rescuers to get a true sense of the disaster. ...

NY Post

[mystery-ak]

 September 29, 2022 8:37am EDT
Hurricane Ian sweeps away section of Sanibel Causeway, cutting off all vehicle access
Hurricane Ian rendered the causeway and the nearby Pine Island Bridge 'not passable,' Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed
By Anders Hagstrom | Fox News

  Hurricane Ian destroyed a section of the Sanibel Causeway connecting Sanibel Island and Captiva with mainland Florida, preventing all access for ground vehicles.

Meteorologist Bryan Bennett first showed the collapsed section on Twitter, revealing a missing portion of the causeway dozens of feet long. Storm reporters with the Tampa Bay Times also confirmed the damage, saying the missing section comes right before the bridge rises up toward the island.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed that the Sanibel Causeway is "not passable" during a Thursday press briefing. He said both the causeway and the nearby Pine Island Bridge will both require a "structural rebuild."

The Sanibel Causeway is a 12-mile stretch of road that rises into a bridge connecting the island with the mainland. The bridge is the only land-access route between the two areas.

https://twitter.com/weatherbryan/status/1575437689452695552

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurricane-ian-sweeps-away-section-sanibel-causeway-cutting-off-all-vehicle-access

[mystery-ak]

https://rumble.com/embed/v1jbb02/?pub=4

[mystery-ak]

UPDATE: Lee County sheriff can't confirm number of dead following Ian

UPDATE: Speaking on the program after the interview, Co-anchor George Stephanopolous said GMA had reached back out to the sheriff following his remarks and Marceno said that he can't confirm the numbers.

The sheriff of Lee County, Florida, told "Good Morning America" on Thursday morning that deaths from the storm in the area were in the hundreds.

"We have fatalities in the hundreds," Sheriff Carmine Marceno said, although noting he couldn't confirm specific numbers.
Posted by Julia Musto

[catfish1957]

Still not clear that these are confirmed dead. Sounds like an educated guess on the sheriff's part.NY Post

This reminds me so much of Ike in '08, which also had a significant death toll around an near High Island.  All because of complacency, and not understanding or caring about the danger of storm surge. 

Sadly, they just don't get the math.  If your house is 6' MSL, and a wall of water 18' hits you.  You not only have to deal with the inundation, but the force of that water, which most often reeks destruction everywhere in its path.

I had to ride out at home Rita in '05, and Ike in '08, even 50 miles inland because of my job as Emergency Manager.   Both were harrowing experiences, even w/o storm surge.  I just don't understand the mentality to risk your life for potential events which there is plenty of historical documentation of what the consequences might be.

Hundreds?  What a waste and what a travesty.....

[Wingnut]

September 29, 2022 8:37am EDT
Hurricane Ian sweeps away section of Sanibel Causeway, cutting off all vehicle access
Hurricane Ian rendered the causeway and the nearby Pine Island Bridge 'not passable,' Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed
By Anders Hagstrom | Fox News

  Hurricane Ian destroyed a section of the Sanibel Causeway connecting Sanibel Island and Captiva with mainland Florida, preventing all access for ground vehicles.

Meteorologist Bryan Bennett first showed the collapsed section on Twitter, revealing a missing portion of the causeway dozens of feet long. Storm reporters with the Tampa Bay Times also confirmed the damage, saying the missing section comes right before the bridge rises up toward the island.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed that the Sanibel Causeway is "not passable" during a Thursday press briefing. He said both the causeway and the nearby Pine Island Bridge will both require a "structural rebuild."

The Sanibel Causeway is a 12-mile stretch of road that rises into a bridge connecting the island with the mainland. The bridge is the only land-access route between the two areas.

https://twitter.com/weatherbryan/status/1575437689452695552

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/hurricane-ian-sweeps-away-section-sanibel-causeway-cutting-off-all-vehicle-access

There are a couple car ferry's in the area.  One runs From Englewood to the Palm Island Resort.  Don't know if it would be practical for Sanibel /Captiva.

[DCPatriot]

This reminds me so much of Ike in '08, which also had a significant death toll around an near High Island.  All because of complacency, and not understanding or caring about the danger of storm surge. 

Sadly, they just don't get the math.  If your house is 6' MSL, and a wall of water 18' hits you.  You not only have to deal with the inundation, but the force of that water, which most often reeks destruction everywhere in its path.

I had to ride out at home Rita in '05, and Ike in '08, even 50 miles inland because of my job as Emergency Manager.   Both were harrowing experiences, even w/o storm surge.  I just don't understand the mentality to risk your life for potential events which there is plenty of historical documentation of what the consequences might be.

Hundreds?  What a waste and what a travesty.....

Agree you for the most part, @catfish1957

Sadly...don't get the "math"?

Virtually every major storm of the past 20 years has gotten 24/7 PRE-LANDFALL television coverage and every single time it's ended up only half as strong/bad as projected.  Ergo, it's not surprising how many people "rode it out".

Furthermore, if it's true that over 70% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and even 'living' on credit cards...so evacuation and meals on the road/hotel room is not an option.

[catfish1957]

Agree you for the most part, @catfish1957

Sadly...don't get the "math"?

Virtually every major storm of the past 20 years has gotten 24/7 PRE-LANDFALL television coverage and every single time it's ended up only half as strong/bad as projected.  Ergo, it's not surprising how many people "rode it out".

Furthermore, if it's true that over 70% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and even 'living' on credit cards...so evacuation and meals on the road/hotel room is not an option.

"Better Safe than Sorry"

I'd venture 99% of the victims had either at least one willing friend or family member who lives above 20' MSL.  Cost is/was not an issue.

Plus there are always pre-planned Red Cross evac locations that at worst are available, (and transport too) with a simple 211 call.

Every life lost there was preventable.  Complacency, ego, machismo, or arrogant ignorance are all root causes.

Now, if any are in emergency managment.....   That is a different discussion.  Then it is a planning issue.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1575496904770613257

[Idiot]

https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1575496904770613257

WOW!  He's awake...

[Cyber Liberty]

Could be a File Photo.

[Hoodat]

https://rumble.com/embed/v1jbb02/?pub=4

Don Lemon didn't grow up in Florida.

[Hoodat]

I always get a kick out of photos like this.  Notice that there isn't a single note or piece of paper on the entire desk other than the one he is holding a pen to.  And notice the paper coffee cup with the plastic lid, as if the President doesn't have special ceramic cups with the Presidential seal of them.  And then finally, does anyone actually expect me to believe that Joe Biden is capable of talking on the phone with one hand and writing at the same time with the other?

[Wingnut]

Only a mater of time now before the TV Ghouls start the "Death Count" meters from Ian. 

[Hoodat]

Only a mater of time now before the TV Ghouls start the "Death Count" meters from Ian.

HOW COULD DESANTIS LET ALL THOSE PEOPLE DIE ????

[Wingnut]

HOW COULD DESANTIS LET ALL THOSE PEOPLE DIE ????

This is bigger than Covid. DeathSantis is killing people!

[AllThatJazzZ]

I have seen this on Fox...why on earth didn't they move these engines to high ground...now they are all under water....reminds me of the buses during Katrina...

I don't know the configuration of the landscape there, but here in the coast of Texas where I live, there is no "high ground."

[GtHawk]

Only a mater of time now before the TV Ghouls start the "Death Count" meters from Ian.

But wait there's more! Don't forget those that will blame Trump for four years lost in stopping CLIMATE CHANGE, if only we had taxed the nation into submission while also shutting down the nation because of Covid.....there wouldn't be as many Americans left with property in Florida to be affected by a naturally occurring hurricane.

[AllThatJazzZ]

@libertybele

Been praying for you, girlfriend. Ping me when you're able to get back online so I can know you're safe. Still praying.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Ft. Myers ----

[Right_in_Virginia]

The Causeway ----

[Right_in_Virginia]