That includes the barrier islands, the shoreline and inland areas along the Caloosahatchee River.īut officials didn't order a mandatory evacuation at that time, even as neighboring Charlotte County required residents to go on Monday. View episode details Next week preview Recommended Okay. Last Sunday - three days before the storm landed on the peninsula - the National Hurricane Center predicted that Ian could bring a storm surge of 4 to 7 feet from Englewood to Bonita Beach, which includes all of coastal Lee County.Īccording to the county's emergency management plan from 2018, even a 10% chance of a six-foot storm surge is enough to prompt the evacuation of Zone A. Did he come to power in 1999 by killing hundreds of innocent Russians How’s he really seen in his home country This show is a mix of old and new stories we’ve done about him. NPRs Carrie Johnson made the comment during the NPR Politics podcast last Wednesday while discussing Barrs testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, during which he answered questions.

Local officials are now facing questions about why they didn't urge people in the path of the destructive Category 4 hurricane to evacuate sooner.

Local officials are now facing questions about why. People clear debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Friday.Īt least 42 people are dead in Lee County, one of the areas hardest-hit by Hurricane Ian where rescue and recovery efforts are still ongoing. At least 42 people are dead in Lee County, one of the areas hardest-hit by Hurricane Ian where rescue and recovery efforts are still ongoing.

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