{"id":1668925,"date":"2022-10-02T13:19:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T17:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1668925"},"modified":"2022-10-02T13:19:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T17:19:56","slug":"marco-rubio-hurricane-ian-damage-to-floridas-gulf-coast-a-character-altering-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marco-rubio-hurricane-ian-damage-to-floridas-gulf-coast-a-character-altering-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Marco Rubio: Hurricane Ian Damage To Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast A \u2018Character-Altering Event\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarco-rubio-hurricane-ian-damage-to-floridas-gulf-coast-a-character-altering-event%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1668925&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said Hurricane Ian\u2019s damage to Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast communities was a \u201ccharacter-altering event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on ABC\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1576569792617652225?s=20&amp;t=79Xrswz0B2yjFRYSO_g7nQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Week<\/a>\u201d Sunday, Rubio said that buildings in areas hit hardest were flattened, and still others would be rendered uninhabitable and need to be razed. He also said that the damage would change the economic character and nature of the places affected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are entire communities \u2014 Fort Myers Beach no longer exists,\u201d Rubio told co-anchor Jonathan Karl. \u201cI mean, it\u2019ll have to be rebuilt. It\u2019ll be something different\u2026 And even the structures that are standing \u2014 I was with the Coast Guard two days ago as we went overhead on it \u2014 even the structures that are standing have been damaged by water, probably uninhabitable and have to be razed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, the human toll is still being calculated, and that \u2014 that has no price,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s extraordinary and we fear that number will continue to rise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rubio said further that Sanibel Island, a popular tourist spot, is inaccessible because of damage to the bridge connecting it to the mainland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just the parts that were washed away, that entire bridge is structurally compromised potentially,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, it will have to be rebuilt and that will take a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, getting people off the island is a priority for first responders conducting rescue operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fnmMv geuMB alqtB wqIGQ\">\u201cThis is a character-altering event,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cIt will change the character and the nature of these communities. They\u2019ll be rebuilt, but you can\u2019t rebuild something that is a slice of old Florida and bring it back. It will be something new, but it won\u2019t be the same, and that\u2019s the most heartbreaking part about it from an economic standpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday on the Gulf Coast of Florida at nearly the strength of a Category 5 storm. With winds exceeding 150 miles per hour, the system was tied for the fourth-strongest hurricane ever to hit the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday afternoon, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/we-were-incredibly-hard-hit-stunning-video-shows-submerged-houses-blown-out-bridges-following-hurricane-ian\">footage<\/a> showing destroyed neighborhoods and infrastructure along the coastline. Homes and streets were flooded as some residences smoldered with fire, beachfront structures were reduced to scraps, and portions of bridges were washed away or submerged.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This morning Sheriff Carmine Marceno took a tour of Lee County to begin assessing damage caused by Hurricane Ian. <br \/>We are devastated. Our hearts go out to every resident who is impacted. The Lee County Sheriffs Office is mobile and will stop at nothing to help our residents. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S4OsB8ajRv\">pic.twitter.com\/S4OsB8ajRv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carmine Marceno \u2013 Florida\u2019s Law and Order Sheriff (@SheriffLeeFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheriffLeeFL\/status\/1575529164899340289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lee County, where Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel Island are both located, is home to nearly 800,000 people, according to data from the Census Bureau. The region is a major tourism hub on the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from PowerOutage.US, roughly 89% of Lee County homes and businesses were without power as of Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ben Zeisloft contributed to this report<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said Hurricane Ian\u2019s damage to Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast communities was a \u201ccharacter-altering event.\u201d Appearing on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d Sunday, Rubio said that buildings in areas hit hardest were flattened, and still others would be rendered uninhabitable and need to be razed. 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