Gov. Ron DeSantis defended Lee County emergency managers who ordered evacuations Tuesday morning, a day before the deadly storm raced into the county with what he had described as “biblical storm surge.” “They were following the data.”
Hurricane Ian: Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno speaks at briefing
“We need people to heed warnings much more in the future, and evacuate...that’s the best way to save lives,” he added. There were about 1.2 million power outages still in the state Saturday afternoon. Lee County was 73% out; Charlotte County, 77% without power; and Hardee County 88% of customers out, DeSantis said.
also has collected $20 million, which the governor said can be used to help residents recover what federal aid won’t cover. The following counties were already included in the FEMA declaration: Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, and Sarasota. More are expected.
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