Ian’s fierce winds howled through a Gulf coast trailer park with such force that residents felt they would be lifted off the ground, even blown away
In this image made from video, James Burdette speaks during an interview on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian hit North Fort Myers, Fla. NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — — When Ian's winds swept into this Gulf coast trailer park, they howled with such force that residents felt they would be lifted off the ground, even blown away.pulled, twisted and bent their metal roofs and broke apart their wooden structures.
Burdette sat back on a brown leather chair Thursday, the debris from what was once his living room scattered all about. Along with the chair, a remote control was still intact.He said his original plan for Ian was to stay in his home and brave out the storm. But the winds were too strong, and at one point, as it roared through, he felt his house being lifted off the ground — up a few inches and then dropped forcefully back down.
A garden status of Jesus was knocked down by the wind. Burdette struggled to lift it up and place it back in its original spot.Now he and his wife don't know what they will do next. They have no plans for where to go.
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