Fort Myers Beach Councilman Dan Allers weathered the storm with his wife at a friend’s house. But when he turned around, he said the words that came to my mind were “utter devastation” and “disaster.”
After the devastation of Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach “looks like a big sandbar” if you look at it from above, Allers told CNN, adding that an aerial shot before the storm would look absolutely perfect different from an aerial shot of the same kind. area today.
When Allers went out to help clear the road, he said it was like plowing the road after a big Midwest blizzard. The aim is to reach the southernmost tip of the island, where most of the community’s elderly live, who are struggling to get supplies – not because of lack of effort but lack of adequate help. , he said.
“I don’t know if anyone in Washington can hear this: If you can send help, we need it,” he said.
President Biden on Thursday said the federal government 100% of the cost will be covered that the state of Florida had to bear the brunt of the emergency response efforts related to Hurricane Ian. He noted that he approved Governor Ron DeSantis’ request for a prompt declaration of a major disaster in his statement from FEMA headquarters in Washington, DC, on Thursday.
