Struggles continue for thousands in Florida 8 months after Hurricane Ian as new storm season looms

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Struggles continue for thousands in Florida 8 months after Hurricane Ian as new storm season looms
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Eight months ago, chef Michael Cellura had a restaurant job and had just moved into a fancy new camper home on Fort Myers Beach

forecast of 12 to 17 named storms, five to nine becoming hurricanes and one to four powering into major hurricanes with winds greater than 110 mph .expected this year in the Pacific Ocean, experts say. Yet the increasingly warmer water in the Atlantic basin fueled by climate change could offset the El Nino effect, scientists say.

"It's, you know, it's in the snap of the finger. Your life is never going to be the same," she said next to her camper, provided under aIan claimed more than 156 lives in the U.S., the vast majority in Florida, according to aon the hurricane.

Then there's battles with insurance companies and navigating how to obtain state and federal aid, which is running into the billions of dollars. Robert Burton and his partner Cindy Lewis, both 71 and from Ohio, whose mobile home was totaled by storm surge, spent months living with friends and family until finally a small apartment was provided through the. They can stay there until March 2024 while they look for a new home.

“We're not emergency feeding now. We're in disaster recovery mode,” Critser said. “We want to see this continue. We want to have a constant presence.”

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