Oct 04 How to help victims of Hurricane Ian in Cuba By Gabriel Pietrorazio In the week since Hurricane Ian made landfall in Cuba, leveling buildings and knocking out the island’s electrical grid, protests have erupted in the streets over lingering power outages, resulting in food spoilage and further civil unrest. Ricardo Torres Pérez,… Continue reading
Oct 04 Thousands still without power in Florida as Hurricane Ian rescues continue By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Hurricane Ian may be long gone from Florida, but the job of restoring power and searching for anyone still inside flooded or damaged homes pressed on Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 7:18 Recovery efforts still in full force days after Hurricane Ian’s landfall By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow People in southwestern Florida continued to struggle Monday with recovery efforts and, in some cases, getting their basic needs after Hurricane Ian. Power is still out to more than half a million homes and businesses in the state and the… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 3:53 Hurricane Ian impacts health care access across Florida By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings Hurricane Ian has impacted health care facilities across Florida, making it very difficult for medically vulnerable people to get the care they need. Tom Carter is the president and executive director of Health Care Ready, a nonprofit that coordinates public,… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 9:29 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on candidates and their midterm messages ahead of election NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Laura Barrón-López to discuss the latest political news, including the politics of hurricane relief aid and lawmakers launching their final midterm messages ahead of election. Continue watching
Oct 03 As Ian’s remnants move offshore, dangers persist in storm’s wake By Bobby Caina Calvan, Mike Schneider, Associated Press Days after Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction from Florida to the Carolinas, the dangers persisted, and even worsened in some places. Continue reading
Oct 02 Federal officials promise major disaster aid for Hurricane Ian survivors By Bobby Caina Calvan, Mike Schneider, Associated Press With the death toll from Hurricane Ian rising and hundreds of thousands of people without power in Florida and the Carolinas, U.S. officials vowed Sunday to unleash a massive amount of federal disaster aid as crews scrambled to rescue people… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 4:32 Floridians focus on recovery after Ian as death toll climbs By Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young As the death toll in Florida from Hurricane Ian continues to climb, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are scheduled to visit the state on Wednesday, after a visit Monday to Puerto Rico, which is still reeling in… Continue watching
Oct 02 Pine Island residents recount horror of being trapped as Ian bore down By Gerald Herbert, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Paramedics and volunteers with a group that rescues people after natural disasters went door to door Saturday on Florida's devastated Pine Island, offering to evacuate residents who spoke of the terror of riding out Hurricane Ian in flooded homes and howling winds. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 5:47 Florida residents take stock of damage as rescues continue after Ian By John Yang, Mike Fritz, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young, Bruno Federico In the wake of Hurricane Ian, at least 34 people have been confirmed dead — including 27 in Florida — a number that is expected to increase. As damage estimates grow, Ian may become one of the costliest storms in… Continue watching