Drone footage aids Hurricane Ian recovery efforts in Florida

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Drone footage aids Hurricane Ian recovery efforts in Florida
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SAN CARLOS ISLAND, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 29: In this aerial view, boats sit atop one another in a marina near Fort Myers Beach on September 29, 2022 in San Carlos Island, Florida.

Hurricane Ian brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. , which has left at least 21 people dead and over a million Floridians without power, utility companies – and a full-time storm chaser – are using drone technology to aid in rescue efforts and provide a wider scope of the destruction.

“There's a lot of people that are curious,” Jayjack told Yahoo News. “They have family that either stayed [in Florida] or they evacuated and are wondering what their property looks like, what's going on with their neighborhoods. And, sometimes you can't get into these locations after the disaster because of … debris and power outages and lack of gasoline and stuff.”

“Whenever these disasters happen, shortly after they happen, they put out TFRs, which is a temporary flight restriction. So, my first mission after a hurricane passes is to get into the worst hit areas and fly my drone over and show people what has happened and usually when I do that, I start getting requests from people. I can check certain locations and fly the drone over it,” he said.

On Thursday, the company said it restored power to more than 750,000 customers but that there were still 1.2 million without it.

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