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Hurricane Ian flooded a hospital and forced evacuations from dozens of nursing homes – many health facilities face rising risks from severe storms

  • Written by Brett Robertson, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of South Carolina
imageNursing homes patients had to be evacuated after Hurricane Ian cut access to safe water supplies. AP Photo/John Raoux

Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S., tore part of the roof off a hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida, and flooded the building’s lower level emergency room, sending staff scrambling to move patients...

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