Florida Hurricane Aftermath USAGM
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- Florida Hurricane Aftermath USAGM
- October 2, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: TV FLORIDA HURRICANE AFTERMATH - ERSOZ HEADLINE: Ian’s Catastropic Impact And Trail of Destruction in Southwest Florida TEASER: Residents of hard-hit Lee County recount the horrors of the hurricane PUBLISHED AT: 9/30/2022 BYLINE: Begum Donmez Ersoz CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Fort Myers, Florida VIDEOGRAPHER: Tezcan Taskiran PRODUCER: Tezcan Taskiran SCRIPT EDITORS: MPage, Mia Bush VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Turkish Service PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 3:24 VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: trims throughout)) ((INTRO)) [[As Florida reels from the effects of Hurricane Ian, the staggering damage and death toll from the powerful storm reveal the level of devastation. Residents of hard-hit Lee County recount the horrors of the hurricane. VOA Turkish’s Begum Donmez Ersoz has this report.]] ((NARRATOR)) Fort Myers, known for its sandy beaches and splendid scenery, used to be a perfect vacation spot in Florida. But now it’s a major disaster zone after Hurricane Ian battered the area, leaving destruction and dozens dead, and the death toll is still rising. ((REPORTER’S STAND-UP)) TIME CODE: 03.54- 05-07 https://app.frame.io/player/4e029482-87d0-4090-bed9-2189434727e3 ((Begum Donmez Ersoz, VOA News)) “It’s really difficult to describe the destruction around here in words. // We are at Fort Myers Legacy Harbour and you see what is left of the harbor after Hurricane Ian. As you can see, the yachts and other boats have been knocked down by the storm and they are basically piled on top of each other. // If we take a few dozen steps away from those boats that have been washed ashore, you see a huge concrete block which used to be a section of the sea dock. So, something that is supposed to be in the sea is currently sitting on the land.” [[make sure you trim out the parts shown by // ]] ((NARRATOR)) The town of Fort Myers Beach, in Lee County, is nearly destroyed. This county has the highest number of storm-related casualties and sustained heavy damages: Gas stations are closed, there’s no electricity and no running water. ((00.15-00.30)) https://app.frame.io/player/4e029482-87d0-4090-bed9-2189434727e3 This trailer park community in Cape Coral sustained severe storm damage. Resident Charles Patrick Meehan, 77, rode out the storm – a Category 4 hurricane when it made landfall -- in his trailer home. He says he’s “lucky to be alive.” ((Charles Patrick Meehan, Cape Coral Resident)) ((English SOT)) “It was massive, it's like somebody dropped [an] atomic bomb over this place.” ((NARRATOR)) Tammie Brown, 51, says she hunkered down in her mortar-and-brick office with her son and two cats during the hurricane. She came home to find this. ((Tammie Brown, Cape Coral Resident)) ((English SOT)) https://app.frame.io/player/a1575518-ee8f-4c17-a805-444b555b0976 “It’s very heartbreaking because we just put up the fence or the shed and all of my stuff in the shed, so it's all probably ruined. I had a car port. As you can see, it's been ripped off.’’ ((NARRATOR)) The extent of the damage is shocking even for Floridians who have experienced strong storms in the past and rebuilt afterward. They say the other storms were nothing compared to Ian. ((Tammie Brown, Cape Coral Resident)) (English SOT)) https://app.frame.io/player/a1575518-ee8f-4c17-a805-444b555b0976 “This was just absolutely devastating. Nobody in Cape Coral, nobody in Fort Myers, nobody here thought that it would be this bad. They kept talking about Tampa all the time on the news. And I'm like, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, you know, we're the ones gonna get hit.” ((NARRATOR)) Florida’s barrier islands also sustained incredible damage. Life on Pine Island, the largest, used to be seashells, fishing and tranquil views. Now residents face fallen power lines, damaged restaurants and flattened homes. ((REPORTER’S STAND-UP: )) “The road we are standing on was actually leading to Pine Island, which was a popular vacation spot. But after the storm, the island’s connection with the mainland was cut off and Pine Island is in ruins now.” https://app.frame.io/player/23ee447e-7adb-46dd-bf0c-9a222d789153 ((NARRATOR)) Floridians, especially Lee County residents, now face months and years of cleanup. ((Begum Donmez Ersoz, VOA News, Fort Myers, Florida))
- Transcript/Script ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: TV FLORIDA HURRICANE AFTERMATH - ERSOZ HEADLINE: Ian’s Catastropic Impact And Trail of Destruction in Southwest Florida TEASER: Residents of hard-hit Lee County recount the horrors of the hurricane PUBLISHED AT: 9/30/2022 BYLINE: Begum Donmez Ersoz CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Fort Myers, Florida VIDEOGRAPHER: Tezcan Taskiran PRODUCER: Tezcan Taskiran SCRIPT EDITORS: MPage, Mia Bush VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Turkish Service PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 3:24 VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: trims throughout)) ((INTRO)) [[As Florida reels from the effects of Hurricane Ian, the staggering damage and death toll from the powerful storm reveal the level of devastation. Residents of hard-hit Lee County recount the horrors of the hurricane. VOA Turkish’s Begum Donmez Ersoz has this report.]] ((NARRATOR)) Fort Myers, known for its sandy beaches and splendid scenery, used to be a perfect vacation spot in Florida. But now it’s a major disaster zone after Hurricane Ian battered the area, leaving destruction and dozens dead, and the death toll is still rising. ((REPORTER’S STAND-UP)) TIME CODE: 03.54- 05-07 https://app.frame.io/player/4e029482-87d0-4090-bed9-2189434727e3 ((Begum Donmez Ersoz, VOA News)) “It’s really difficult to describe the destruction around here in words. // We are at Fort Myers Legacy Harbour and you see what is left of the harbor after Hurricane Ian. As you can see, the yachts and other boats have been knocked down by the storm and they are basically piled on top of each other. // If we take a few dozen steps away from those boats that have been washed ashore, you see a huge concrete block which used to be a section of the sea dock. So, something that is supposed to be in the sea is currently sitting on the land.” [[make sure you trim out the parts shown by // ]] ((NARRATOR)) The town of Fort Myers Beach, in Lee County, is nearly destroyed. This county has the highest number of storm-related casualties and sustained heavy damages: Gas stations are closed, there’s no electricity and no running water. ((00.15-00.30)) https://app.frame.io/player/4e029482-87d0-4090-bed9-2189434727e3 This trailer park community in Cape Coral sustained severe storm damage. Resident Charles Patrick Meehan, 77, rode out the storm – a Category 4 hurricane when it made landfall -- in his trailer home. He says he’s “lucky to be alive.” ((Charles Patrick Meehan, Cape Coral Resident)) ((English SOT)) “It was massive, it's like somebody dropped [an] atomic bomb over this place.” ((NARRATOR)) Tammie Brown, 51, says she hunkered down in her mortar-and-brick office with her son and two cats during the hurricane. She came home to find this. ((Tammie Brown, Cape Coral Resident)) ((English SOT)) https://app.frame.io/player/a1575518-ee8f-4c17-a805-444b555b0976 “It’s very heartbreaking because we just put up the fence or the shed and all of my stuff in the shed, so it's all probably ruined. I had a car port. As you can see, it's been ripped off.’’ ((NARRATOR)) The extent of the damage is shocking even for Floridians who have experienced strong storms in the past and rebuilt afterward. They say the other storms were nothing compared to Ian. ((Tammie Brown, Cape Coral Resident)) (English SOT)) https://app.frame.io/player/a1575518-ee8f-4c17-a805-444b555b0976 “This was just absolutely devastating. Nobody in Cape Coral, nobody in Fort Myers, nobody here thought that it would be this bad. They kept talking about Tampa all the time on the news. And I'm like, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, you know, we're the ones gonna get hit.” ((NARRATOR)) Florida’s barrier islands also sustained incredible damage. Life on Pine Island, the largest, used to be seashells, fishing and tranquil views. Now residents face fallen power lines, damaged restaurants and flattened homes. ((REPORTER’S STAND-UP: )) “The road we are standing on was actually leading to Pine Island, which was a popular vacation spot. But after the storm, the island’s connection with the mainland was cut off and Pine Island is in ruins now.” https://app.frame.io/player/23ee447e-7adb-46dd-bf0c-9a222d789153 ((NARRATOR)) Floridians, especially Lee County residents, now face months and years of cleanup. ((Begum Donmez Ersoz, VOA News, Fort Myers, Florida))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date October 2, 2022 10:38 EDT
- Byline Begum Donmez Ersoz
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America