'Substantial loss of life' possible in Florida as Tropical Storm Ian takes aim at South Carolina

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'Substantial loss of life' possible in Florida as Tropical Storm Ian takes aim at South Carolina
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Hurricane Ian's powerful combination of winds, rain and storm surges have battered Florida and left people dead. 9News

"We're coming for you, be encouraged," he told residents Wednesday night.

"I've lost my house. I have water and gas flowing through my bottom floor," he said. "My neighbors have very little breathing room in their one-story house.""Something is dripping on me," Belinda Collins recalled her partner saying. "He got up, and the ceiling – the family room ceiling – caved in.

"We still have water in hallways that we're still sloshing through," but patients are safe in dry beds, and as many as possible were transferred to the dry wing, Bodine told CNN Thursday morning. Deputies were "responding to the highest priority calls" that still were in the queue Thursday morning, the officeEven before the hurricane made landfall, officials knew the damage would be severe, and there will be a long road to recovery.

Broken pavement lies flat leading to the Sanibel Island causeway in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. Lee County Utilities issued a systemwide boil-water notice for all customers effective immediately due to the impacts of the hurricane, according to county officials. Residents in parts of Pasco County were also asked to boil their tap water as the water distribution system in the area lost pressure and a water main ruptured.to limit flushing, showering, doing dishes and laundry due to power outages impacting the system.

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