Hurricane Ian death toll tops 100 as Floridians face the daunting task of rebuilding

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 4 October 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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The search for survivors in Florida continues after Hurricane Ian decimated coastal towns. At least 104 people have died after the Category 4 storm made landfall and Lee County officials have warned that Fort Myers residents may not see their power turned back on for another 30 days. CNN National Correspondent Randi Kaye gives AC360 an update on the search and rescue efforts in Fort Myers Beach, which was one of the hardest hit areas. Plus, Maggie Haberman is a New York Times Senior Political Correspondent and is the author of the new book, “Confidence Man.” She joins AC360 to discuss the difference between interviewing Donald Trump before he was President, while he was President and now after. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Even as the remains of Hurricane Ian are still causing havoc, even tonight with major flooding
0:06.5	along the Virginia shore, the storm's death toll is rising, mostly in Florida, and especially
0:12.4	in Lee County where the storm hit hardest, and at least 54 people have now died.
0:17.8	John Berman here in Ferranderson, and all Hurricane Ian is now responsible for at least 104
0:23.7	deaths, and just as it did today, that number is expected to rise.
0:27.9	Five days since the storm came ashore, barrier islands are still cut off from the mainland.
0:32.7	Certain rescue operations are still underway, and serious questions are being asked about
0:37.1	whether evacuation orders came too late for some.
0:41.5	Nearly 2,000 people have been rescued so far, according to the Florida Governor.
0:45.7	This is footage from Santa Bel Island, blue skies overhead, but a neighborhood still
0:49.5	flooded to the point that the only way out is by shopper.
0:53.5	We have two reports tonight.
0:54.5	The first is from Fort Myers Beach in our Randy K, who was among the first reporters to
0:58.4	get in and witnessed the enormous destruction and still ongoing rescue operations up close.
1:04.6	This is what she saw.
1:08.3	This is our first look from the ground at Fort Myers Beach.
1:11.5	Hurricane Ian's winds combined with the storm surge chewed through homes and businesses
1:16.5	sparing nothing in its path.
1:18.9	Massive devastation, something somewhat used to have my first deployment actually was
1:22.8	Hurricane Katrina.
1:23.8	So seeing a lot of hurricanes over the years, the certainly is a big disaster.
1:31.7	Jennifer Brown is a canine search specialist with Florida Task Force 2.
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