{"id":113435,"date":"2024-10-12T21:22:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T14:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113435"},"modified":"2024-10-12T21:22:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T14:22:45","slug":"florida-residents-are-returning-home-after-hurricane-milton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113435","title":{"rendered":"Florida residents are returning home after Hurricane Milton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm255zyks000m2cqn37yn1o2n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            There wasn\u2019t much more than a pile of debris from shattered homes when Vickie Ward returned Friday<strong> <\/strong>to her Grove City, Florida, neighborhood after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/10\/weather\/map-charts-milton-hurricane-dg\/index.html\">Hurricane Milton.<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2560qsj00063b6m2v75xdg0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe have stuff in our yard,\u00a0I don\u2019t even know where it belongs because it\u2019s people\u2019s debris from the last one (Hurricane Helene) that just never got picked up,\u201d Ward said, describing the damage in her coastal town located about one hour northwest of Fort Myers.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2560qsj00073b6m5c8vbh1z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ward is among thousands of residents in the Sunshine State who are starting to return to their homes to assess the impact of Milton\u2019s destructive force. The hurricane made landfall earlier this week as a dangerous Category 3 storm, claiming at least 17 lives, and destroying homes, roads and power lines.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm258rcw900013b6magsa2n5z@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"still_21034404_31473.984_still.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-21034404-31473-984-still.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-21034404-31473-984-still.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-21034404-31473-984-still.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-21034404-31473-984-still.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-21034404-31473-984-still.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/still-21034404-31473-984-still.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Vickie Ward said her home in Grove City, Florida, was damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2560qsj00083b6m7djduukb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In St. Petersburg, storm\u00a0chaser\u00a0Brandon Clement says he met several residents standing in front of where their homes \u201cused to be\u201d\u00a0because they are no more than a pile of debris.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2560qsj00093b6mbq493vkc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0a\u00a0pretty\u00a0sight.\u00a0It\u2019s really\u00a0a\u00a0heartbreaking moment to see,\u201d said Clement, adding that Milton was a \u201ccatastrophic hurricane that impacted\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0people\u00a0across\u00a0a\u00a0very large\u00a0area.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25604jp00003b6mku8q98lh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Angie Dooley, 20, and her father\u00a0are seeking shelter Friday after their ground floor apartment in Daytona Beach got flooded.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25617gi000f3b6mdml7rbc2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe water was up to like\u2026 so if you\u2019re sitting on the couch, it would be like right up to your knees up on the couch,\u201d Dooley said. \u00a0Most of their furniture, clothes and keepsakes, including her baby photos, are destroyed, she said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25617gi000g3b6mljce19oh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Dooley and her 55-year-old father, Scott, fled the apartment early Thursday morning when floodwaters began rising. Since then, they have slept in their car and\u00a0a hotel room, but they don\u2019t have a room booked for Friday night.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25617gi000h3b6m9zfipq1a@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019m just having to take it day by day,\u201d Scott Dooley said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25617gi000i3b6m6frq18cv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            After Rina Tabak\u2019s home in Tampa was destroyed and she had to evacuate by boat during Hurricane Helene, she thought her family could be safe at her mother-in-law\u2019s home in nearby northwestern Hillsborough County.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25617gi000j3b6mo938htyi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But that home, which Tabak said was not under an evacuation order, was severely damaged during Milton.\u00a0Parts of the home\u2019s roof collapsed or landed in the backyard, she said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25617gi000k3b6mt24ny7z1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Her family can\u2019t live at either of the homes and are staying at a hotel. But they know it will be months before either home is safe for them to return.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25617gi000l3b6mw3cstuy8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI just want a place that\u2019s safe and just can just kind of settle in. The dogs can settle. Our daughter can settle and get back to work. Have a sense of normalcy,\u201d Tabak said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm25617gi000m3b6mlhitim1z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019m done. I\u2019m done for this year,\u201d Tabak said about the hurricanes.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2560wbc000d3b6mjwsuerem@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Near Sarasota, Cheryl Bernatowicz had prepared her home for possible flooding but never imagined the storm\u2019s strong winds would rip off its roof.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2561unl000t3b6mdsxm5s6i@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt actually ripped the concrete right out of the ground \u2013 like the posts for the carports, they totally got ripped with the concrete out of the ground \u2013 and the whole entire roof just got completely tore off,\u201d Bernatowicz told CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper on Thursday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2561unl000u3b6mfld1yrwf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Her home in North Port, Florida, has been damaged multiple times by storms and she had just finished paying off repairs from Hurricane Ian in 2022. Now,\u00a0Bernatowicz says she\u00a0doesn\u2019t know if she wants to live in Florida anymore.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2561unl000v3b6mzb1y2fz0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cTo be honest with you, I don\u2019t want to \u2026 It\u2019s my fourth hurricane and four times I\u2019ve gotten demolished. 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Sheriff\u2019s deputies took them back to their home on an airboat after their neighborhood flooded by storm surge from Hurricane Milton and the Alafia River overbank flow.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm256f878001l3b6m9yjytpao@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The river has risen <a href=\"https:\/\/water.noaa.gov\/gauges\/LITF1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">around 15 feet <\/a>since Wednesday night, and crossed major flood stage on Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/weather\/live-news\/hurricane-milton-florida-damage-10-11-24#cm2525hc800003b5wosrwq01o\">CNN previously reported<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-resource\/instances\/cm256nxzb001y3b6mc51l8ux8@published\" data-component-name=\"video-resource\" data-editable=\"settings\" class=\"video-resource\" data-fixed-ratio=\"16x9\" data-parent-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-resource\/instances\/cm24unr0j00023b6m1rjku4po@published\" data-video-id=\"meb215c8366ead5360c94ec41f2240f350fbf497d6\" data-media-id=\"meb215c8366ead5360c94ec41f2240f350fbf497d6\" data-live=\"\" data-analytics-aggregate-events=\"true\" data-custom-experience=\"\" data-asset-type=\"hlsTs\" data-auth-type=\"none\" data-content-type=\"mediasource-clip\" data-medium-env=\"\" data-autostart=\"disabled\" data-show-ads=\"true\" data-source=\"CNN\" data-featured-video=\"true\" data-headline=\"'Surreal': CNN goes inside flooded home where the water level is still rising\" data-has-video-player=\"true\" data-description=\"&lt;p&gt;CNN's Isabel Rosales visits a flooded neighborhood and talks to homeowners where water levels continue to rise after Hurricane Milton.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-duration=\"04:48\" data-source-html=\"&lt;span class=&quot;video-resource__source&quot;&gt; 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We\u2019re the last road supposedly that floods,\u201d Genito said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm256h0ds001q3b6mlakweao4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister urged residents who live near rivers and creeks to evacuate Friday, as river flooding was expected to worsen. \u201cThe water is not going down; the water is only going to increase,\u201d he told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2569ol7001f3b6mle4x0wqk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Genito said the water started rising Thursday. 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