Barbara Kolc, 78, and her husband Kenneth narrowly escaped Hurricane Ian's storm surge that destroyed her home. She and many others have found shelter at Hertz Arena, home of a minor league hockey team.
But the pull of the waters almost tore them from each other forever.
A neighbor, who before this she only knew to wave to, yelled down for Barbara to stay put so she could wade down and literally drag her to safety. There's a constant low hum of conversation on the concourse, with volunteers and staff in red vests setting up snack bar tables and checking in new refugees. On the ice floor, it's largely quiet. Some shelter residents sat in the arena stands, reading or chatting. Some tried to sleep.
Amanda Hampton drove across the state from Palm Coast to help fellow medical professionals offer assistance to those in the facility. They'd spent the first few days prioritizing those with disabilities and medical needs including to help those people take showers in the trucks set up outside. The director was stopped every 10 feet or so as he walked the concourse of the arena heading for the main floor to answer question after question. He paused, attempting to help each person or delegating as needed. He rattled off head counts and the square footage of the cot layout as he walked. He knew how long he could string out the 11 a.m. announcements before the shelter's attention drifted and people stopped listening.
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