First responders refer to the first 48 hours on the ground as a “hasty search,” where they prioritize searching homes with the most damage for survivors.
On Saturday afternoon, Diane Valenti was waiting at the end of a flooded tributary with her daughter, Cheryl.Neither woman has heard from two of their immediate family members since Ian hit. They say they are waiting for a search and rescue worker to emerge from the water with any news.The two women are not alone in their angst.
A half-collapsed home sits in the middle of the road. Power lines are toppled for as far as the eye can see and debris is everywhere. One resident estimates 70% of the buildings there have not just been damaged, but completely flattened. “I’ve been to multiple deployments. I’ve been to Katrina, and this is one of those big ones,” said one of the team members as he walked through broken homes.
In the three days they have been searching, Carroll says they have helped as many as 750 people. More than 200 people were freed after being found under debris.On the other side of the bridge that separates Fort Myers Beach from the mainland, a woman was getting off a Jitney with two suitcases. She said she was just helped by first responders like Florida Task Force 2 after she was stuck in her condo.
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