Some have required rescues, while others are hunkered down and depending on generator power as crews begin to sort through the damage.
Residents had to be rescued from the Avante at Orlando nursing home in Orange County, Florida, as floodwaters from Hurricane Ian rose.Residents had to be rescued from the Avante at Orlando nursing home in Orange County, Florida, as floodwaters from Hurricane Ian rose.That was the question facing the hundreds of Florida nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Hurricane Ian's path this week.
"In 42 years, we've never evacuated," says an employee at Calusa Harbour in Fort Myers, Florida. The employee asked NPR not to use their name because they are not authorized to speak to the media. "We had a little mishaps but everything is ok. We are running off a generator and we are running normally," says Miller.parts of the state
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