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1,600 people rescued so far after Hurricane Milton; more likely. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said rescue efforts were still underway across the state as crews cleared roads and thousands ...
October 11, 2024 at 6:06 AM. A drone image shows the damage to the dome of Tropicana Field in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Fla, on Oct. 10, 2024. Credit - Bryan R. Smith ...
Photos show the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Florida's 2nd massive storm in 2 weeks. Talia Lakritz,Gabbi Shaw. October 10, 2024 at 12:48 PM. Oscar Garcia with his family outside his house after ...
After moving across Charlotte Harbor, the eye of Hurricane Ian made landfall on the Florida Peninsula in Charlotte County, near Punta Gorda. While escaping the storm surge that occurred further to the south, catastrophic wind damage occurred in Charlotte County. In all, more than 200 homes were destroyed in Charlotte County.
Punta Gorda (/ ˌpʌntə ˈɡɔːrdə /; English: Fat Point) [5] is a city located in Southwest Florida and is the county seat of Charlotte County, Florida, United States. [6] As of the 2020 U.S. Census the city had a population of 19,471, up from 16,641 at the 2010 census. Punta Gorda is the principal city of the Punta Gorda, Florida ...
Image of the Peace River. The Peace River is a river in the southwestern part of the Florida peninsula, in the U.S.A. [1] It originates at the juncture of Saddle Creek and Peace Creek northeast of Bartow in Polk County and flows south through Fort Meade (Polk County) Hardee County to Arcadia in DeSoto County and then southwest into the Charlotte Harbor estuary at Punta Gorda in Charlotte County.
Flooding is seen in Punta Gorda, Fla., on Thursday, Oct. 10 following Hurricane Milton. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said Thursday that "what we were really worried about was the storm surge.
Ian rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm before making landfall at Cayo Costa, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers and Punta Gorda as a high-end Category 4 storm, respectively. Ian killed 72 people in Lee County (the Fort Myers area) and nine in Charlotte County (the Punta Gorda area), and brought massive storm surge to Southwestern Florida ...