Power is still out in many areas of Florida struck by Hurricane Ian. Water boil orders are still in place. Lines for gasoline can stretch for hours.
Francie Pucin stands near her home at the Palmetto Palms RV Resort in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday. She moved to the state from Illinois, expecting better weather.Francie Pucin stands near her home at the Palmetto Palms RV Resort in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday. She moved to the state from Illinois, expecting better weather.FORT MYERS, Fla. — A year ago, Francie Pucin moved from Illinois to Florida, eager to enjoy the better weather that the Sunshine State ostensibly has to offer.
But she considers herself luckier than many of her neighbors. At least she has a place to go — her snowbird parents, who live in Pompano Beach on the other side of Florida. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau , is briefed on relief efforts at the Southwest Florida International Airport in Lee County on Saturday.Scott Neuman/NPRGen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau , is briefed on relief efforts at the Southwest Florida International Airport in Lee County on Saturday.Scott Neuman/NPR
But as National Weather Service meteorologist Ross Giarratana explains,"even though the heavy rain and bad weather have left the state, all that rain that we did have is continuing to drain through our river system, so we've seen historic rises on many rivers across a good portion of west central and southwest Florida.
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