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One year after Hurricane Ian drowned homes and businesses, displacing residents, some are still living in disarray and disrepair while waiting for government aid and insurance companies to help them restore order to their structures and lives. Ian, which made landfall Sept. 28 in Lee County as a Category 4 hurricane, had weakened to a tropical storm by the next day when it arrived in Central ...
It’s been a challenging 12 months for Jan’et Buford-Johnson. Since Hurricane Ian’s deluge filled her Orlo Vista home with 4 feet of pond water last September, she has debated whether to rebuild the house she inherited from her late mother or abandon the flood-prone neighborhood. Buford-Johnson, 54, spoke at the Orange County Commission meeting Tuesday not only for herself but also her ...
Governments in parts of central Florida that flooded during Hurricane Ian are scrambling to better prepare for the intense storms and torrential rainfalls that scientists say are becoming more common in a warming world.
While most families will be celebrating Thanksgiving with their families, many people in the Orlo Vista community of Orlando are still displaced and trying to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Ian.
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A project to prevent future flooding in Orlo Vista was supposed to begin this month but it’s been sidetracked by rising costs.