Hurricane Ian has made landfall in southwestern Florida as a massive Category 4 storm. This image provided by the Naples Fire Rescue Department shows a firefighter carrying gear in water from the storm surge from Hurricane Ian on Wednesday, Sept. Bodine planned to spend the night at the hospital in case people injured from the storm arrive there needing help. The medium-sized hospital spans four floors, but patients were forced into just two because of the damage. Staff members used towels and plastic bins to try to mop up the sodden mess. Birgit Bodine of HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital. Water gushed down from above onto the ICU, forcing staff to evacuate the hospital’s sickest patients - some of whom were on ventilators - to other floors, said Dr. The storm surge flooded a hospital’s lower level emergency room in Port Charlotte, while fierce winds tore part of its fourth floor roof from its intensive care unit, according to a doctor who works there.
Some video showed debris-covered water sloshing toward homes’ eaves. Desperate people posted to Facebook and other social sites, pleading for rescue for themselves or loved ones. (AP) - Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, turning streets into rivers, knocking out power to 2 million people and threatening catastrophic damage further inland.Ī coastal sheriff’s office reported that it was getting many calls from people trapped in flooded homes.
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