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Hurricane Ian highlighted the vulnerabilities of older mobile homes

Mobile homes built before 1994 can't withstand the kind of ferocious winds of a major hurricane. In Florida, there are thousands of these older homes that crumble during big storms like Ian

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Amid their own struggles, Florida’s immigrant workers ready to rebuild storm-battered state

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The wives of Fort Myers’ construction workers, painters, roofers, landscapers and electricians and their families gathered at the food pantry of Jesus the Worker church on Thursday, as they had every day that week.

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Hurricane Ian's death toll: Dozens drown in Florida storm surge

TAMPA. Fla. — Mitch Pacyna kept his eye on the weather, even before the wind picked up, the first drops of rain fell or the floodwater rose along his street.

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What Florida learned from Hurricane Ian

ORLANDO, Fla. — While many questions still linger, Florida has learned a lot about itself, the National Hurricane Center and the future of forecasting in the 10 days since Hurricane Ian ravaged the state.

Orlando Sentinel

Tropical Storm Julia strengthens as it heads for Nicaragua

Tropical Storm Julia has gained more strength moving westward in the southern Caribbean, and authorities are preparing for a possible hurricane on Colombian islands and in Nicaragua

The Independent UK

Residents allowed to return to Florida island slammed by Ian

Residents are being allowed to return to a coastal Florida island that was decimated by Hurricane Ian

The Independent UK

Flooding, power outages plague central Florida senior facilities after Hurricane Ian

ORLANDO, Fla. — When family members went to check on their loved ones at an assisted living facility called Grand Villa of Altamonte Springs last weekend, they were shocked to find their relatives’ rooms lacked power and air conditioning.

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Babies on board choppers: The behind-the-scenes scramble to take in hospital patients from the hurricane-battered Gulf coast

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On Monday, five days after Hurricane Ian hit the west coast of Florida, critically ill patients on ventilators arrived by helicopter at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston.

Tribune News Service

Disasters like Ian pose extra risk for fragile older people

Older people with limited mobility and those with chronic health conditions requiring the use of electrically powered medical devices were especially vulnerable when Hurricane Ian slammed into Southwest Florida

The Independent UK

As Ian's death toll rises, questions swirl on why more Floridians didn't evacuate

Most deaths were in Lee County, where local officials delayed hurricane evacuations until the day before the storm hit. Leaders in other nearby counties ordered evacuations a day earlier.

WEKU

More than a week after Hurricane Ian, the shock of what's ahead settles in for people

Across Southwest Florida, the long road to recovery is coming into focus as people try to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Ian. Many will rebuild, others will leave and some don't know what's next.

WEKU

Florida’s biggest utility reconnects 99% of customers after Ian

Florida’s largest electric utility said it had restored service to 99% of customers blacked-out by Hurricane Ian and remained on track to reconnect the rest by late Friday.

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Hurricane Ian’s trauma will leave a lasting mark on Floridians’ mental health, experts say

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‘It’s Going To Take Another 20 Years’: Residents All Too Familiar With Disaster Face Lengthy Recovery After Ian

The St. James City community felt they had just recovered from Hurricane Charley when Hurricane Ian hit them last week.

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Demings knocks Rubio for missing hurricane relief vote. She opposed some similar bills

WASHINGTON — Val Demings has repeatedly criticized Republican Sen. Marco Rubio for failing to vote last week on a broad spending bill that would have allocated additional billions of dollars for natural-disaster relief, accusing her foe in this year’s election of letting down Florida residents after Hurricane Ian.

The Independent UK

Lost wedding ring found in brush pile after Hurricane Ian

Ashley Garner had given up on ever seeing her wedding ring again

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138-year-old Lighthouse Survives Hurricane Ian, But Not Unscathed

The historic Sanibel Island Lighthouse was put to the test once more when Hurricane Ian roared ashore.

The Independent UK

Hurricane Ian drowning victim was "the best big brother"

Construction worker Craig Steven Markgraff Jr. was last seen clinging to a tree as rising waters from Hurricane Ian lashed areas dozens of miles inland from Florida’s Gulf Coast

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As search goes on, Floridians await OK to survey Ian's wrath

William Wellema drove all the way from New Jersey to Florida's Gulf Coast to see if his vacation home on Fort Myers Beach survived Hurricane Ian

Orlando Sentinel

Hurricane Ian’s trauma will leave a lasting mark on Floridians’ mental health, experts say

ORLANDO, Fla. — Though Hurricane Ian will be measured by the death and destruction it caused across the state, experts warn the storm’s aftermath will also include lingering harm to many Floridians’ mental health.

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Axios

Hurricane Ian may have been Florida's costliest storm, estimate suggests

Hurricane Ian may have caused up to $74 billion in insured losses, a new estimate found.

Chicago Sun-Times

Picture Chicago: Sun-Times’ photos you might have missed this week

Pets saved from Hurricane Ian arrive in Chicago and a lot more are highlighted in our best pictures of the week.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Hurricane Ian dropped a hot tub on the 18th green of this iconic Florida golf course

"Well, the island is still there ... a lot of homes are still standing," Dopslaff said. "In our case, we took a pretty devastating hit."

The Independent UK

AP EXPLAINS: How one computer forecast model botched Ian

Hurricane Ian confounded one key computer forecast model, creating challenges for forecasters and Florida residents

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