Hurricane damage in Florida reaches billions

SUMMER: IAN BROUGHT UNPRECEDENTED, RECORD SETTING FLOODING TO LAKE HARNEY. MORE THAN A FOOT AND A HALF HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS HIGH WATER MARK. EVEN THOUGH THE WATER IS RECEDING, IT IS STILL IN MAJOR FLOOD TERRITORY. WESH 2’S DAVE MCDANIEL SPOKE WITH A RESIDENT ON THE NEXT STEPS FOR PEOPLE LIVING THERE. >> UP UNTIL NOW WE HAD NEVER REALLY WORRIED ABOUT WATER IN THE HOUSE AND FOR THE FIRST TIME WE HAD WATER INSIDE. >> A COUPLE OF INCHES, BUT WATER IN THE HOUSE IS ALWAYS DAMAGING. CASEL SAYS SO MANY PEOPLE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA ARE DEALING WITH HARDSHIP. >> UNFORTUNATELY WITH WATER A LITTLE IS A LOT SO THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE, BUT FRANKLY WE FEEL PRETTY FORTUNATE. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE THE COVERAGE, THEY WEREN’T PREPARED. >> EVEN THOUGH THE OVERALL WATER LEVEL AT LAKE HARNEY HAS DROPPED A COUPLE OF FEET FROM THE NEW RECORD THAT HAS BEEN SET, WATER ON CROSSOVER ROAD HERE IS STILL A FOOT AND A HALF DEEP, UNLESS YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE, YOU HAVE TO GO BY CANOE OR BOAT. MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AGO WE WERE IN A BOAT WITH CASEL, HIS HOME WAS SURROUNDED AND HIS FAMILY HAD MOVED TO A CAMPER OUTSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE WATER WAS NEAR CREST AT THAT TIME. THEY JUST GOT POWER BACK. >> THE LONGEST WE HAD EVER BEEN WAS EIGHT DAYS, AND HERE WE’RE CROSSING THREE WEEKS, AND HOPEFULLY TODAY’S THE DAY. >> THIS IS WHAT HIS PROPERTY LOOKS LIKE NOW, WATER DOWN A COUPLE FEET REVEALING WHAT’S BEEN INACCESSIBLE FOR THREE WEEKS. >> NOW WE CAN GET THE HOUSE DRIED. WE CAN START ON THE RECOVERY ROAD. WE’VE REALLY JUST BEEN WAITING TO RECOVER, WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO CHANGE, FOR THIS WATER TO MOVE AND IT’S BEEN REALLY DIFFCULT. >> BUT BEING ABLE TO GET IN BY TRUCK WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. >> A TRUCK WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO OUR PROPERTY, SO YOU CAN START TO HAUL THINGS IN, HAUL THNGS OUT. >> IN SEMINOLE COUNTY,

Officials: Hurricane Ian damage reported in Florida reaches billions of {dollars}

Updated: 5:45 PM EDT Oct 23, 2022

Related video aboveFlorida residents are persevering with to recuperate from damage attributable to Hurricane Ian.People impacted by flooding and property damage have additionally been making use of for FEMA help. The Office of Insurance Regulation reviews that based mostly on compiled information from claims filed by insurers, the overall estimated insurance coverage losses are almost $7 billion, reaching roughly $6,886,280,085. Claims are nonetheless being reported and OIR is continuous to gather knowledge in an effort to guage claims.

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Florida residents are persevering with to recuperate from damage attributable to Hurricane Ian.

People impacted by flooding and property damage have additionally been making use of for FEMA help.

The Office of Insurance Regulation reviews that based mostly on compiled information from claims filed by insurers, the overall estimated insurance coverage losses are almost $7 billion, reaching roughly $6,886,280,085.

Claims are nonetheless being reported and OIR is continuous to gather knowledge in an effort to guage claims.