Rick Scott: “151 people died [from Hurricane Ian] that shouldn't have…”

“And we got 12 foot of, I think it was 12 foot of storm surge along the beach in Naples. And then of course Fort Myers got way more than that, maybe as much as 18ft. People died, 151 people died [from Hurricane Ian] that shouldn't have died. So here's the deal. There's a lot of websites you can go to the Federal 1 is www.ready.gov Go to it. Get a plan. If you're new, this is really important.” (11:29–11:32)

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