Florida governor says ‘It’s no longer possible to safely evacuate’ as storm strengthens to a powerful category 4
Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis says Hurricane Ian is an historic storm that’s going to leave “an indelible mark” on the state.
He’s just been speaking at a press conference in Lake City as the storm edged closer to Florida’s south west coastline:
Pray for people. This is a major, major storm.
There’s some storms that really leave an indelible impact… this is going to be one of those historic storms and it’s going to shape the communities in south west Florida and have a profound impact on our state.
It’s never fun to have damage. It’s never fun to see flooding. It’s never fun to see power interrupted. But you kind of deal with it. And then you move forward.
The assets we have are unprecedented in the state’s history and, unfortunately, they’ll need to be deployed.
