As Jeanne hits, Floridians still trying to recover from Ivan

Published: 2004-09-27

PENSACOLA, Fla. (CNS) -- As Hurricane Jeanne slammed into Florida's east coastal region Sept. 26 and took a diagonal path across the state, the victims of devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan 10 days before were still trying to pick up the pieces of their lives. After sweeping through the Caribbean, Ivan battered the Gulf Coast Sept. 16, causing an estimated $3 billion to $6 billion in insured losses in Pensacola and other parts of Florida's panhandle as well as in some areas of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. "Of all the things that a hurricane can hit you with -- wind, rain, storm surge and tornadoes -- Ivan hit us with every single one of them," Escambia County Sheriff Ron McNesby told The Florida Catholic, newspaper of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. Hardest hit were coastal areas, although little between Pensacola and Panama City escaped Ivan's wrath.

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