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List of known damage caused by Hurricane Charley

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The Associated Press

President Bush declared a major disaster area, making federal money available to Charlotte, Lee, Manatee and Sarasota counties.

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush projected damage would exceed $15 billion, but that estimate was preliminary.

Here’s a county-by-county list of damage as reported by officials and on-the-scene reporters.

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ORANGE (Orlando):

Locally, at least 126,000 in Orlando and St. Cloud are without power, or two-thirds of OUC customers. Already, 23,000 customers have had their power restored. Crews in from Georgia and Jacksonville and South Carolina and have no idea at this point when power will be restored, but their priorities are hospitals, fire stations, police, emergency broadcasting, communications, water. Power has already been restored at ORMC.

OSCEOLA:

-- Four wells at water treatment plant shut down.

-- Multiple fire stations damaged, with one roof damaged.

SEMINOLE (Sanford)

-- Power lines out.

VOLUSIA (Deland-Daytona Beach)

-- Most of the cities in Volusia County are about 80 percent without power, said Dave Byron, director of community information. No specific numbers were available.

-- Trees down, trees on power lines.

CHARLOTTE (Punta Gorda):

In Charlotte County, which includes Punta Gorda: Three hospitals out of service because of damage.

Emergency Operations Center not operational. Two shelters significantly damaged. Sheriff’s office destroyed. Seven fire stations destroyed. Numerous trailer homes destroyed.

-- Up to 50 people brought to Charlotte Regional Medical Center with injuries, according to hospital CEO. Injured being airlifted to area hospitals because Charlotte hospital sustained heavy damage.

-- Three hospitals out of service because of damage.

-- Emergency Operations Center not operational.

-- Two shelters significantly damaged.

-- Sheriff’s office destroyed.

-- Portions of roof ripped off, windows broken at Deep Creek Rehab and Nursing Center in Port Charlotte, according to administrator. No injuries.

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-- Seven fire stations destroyed, according to state emergency management officials.

-- Numerous trailer homes destroyed.

-- At Charlotte County Airport, winds tore apart small planes and blew out the windows of a sheriff’s deputy’s car. Hangers were collapsed and roofs were torn off buildings. The only building that did not suffer major damage was the Airport Authority building.

-- The roof of the county’s emergency operations center in Punta Gorda also blew off.

-- State Veteran’s Nursing Home damaged, both wind and water. No casualties.

COLLIER (Naples):

-- Officials said a “good portion” of the county was without power and there was some flooding. No serious reports of damage.

DESOTO (Arcadia):

-- Reports of roof blown off at Turner Agri-Civic Center, a hurricane shelter where 1,200 people had gathered. Twelve injuries.

-- Large sections of U.S. 17 are peppered with down utility poles; some parts of the road completely blocked.

-- Top floor of hospital damaged.

-- Emergency operations center roof blown off.

-- Water tower collapsed.

GLADES COUNTY (Okeechobee):

-- Rural county on west side of Lake Okeechobee reported sporadic downed power lines, minor roof damage, trees down. Approximately 35 percent of the county without power.

HARDEE (Zolfo Springs):

-- Entire county without power.

-- Destruction of numerous homes and commercial buildings.

-- Hospital out of service.

HIGHLANDS (Sebring):

-- Several power lines down north of Sebring.

-- Tree fell through roof of apartment building in Sebring, injuries unknown

-- Radio tower knocked down.

HILLSBOROUGH (Tampa):

-- No damage reported, sporadic power loss in the eastern portion of the county.

LEE (Fort Myers):

-- Lee County property appraiser estimates 250,000 buildings structures, homes and churches were damaged, causing just under $3 billion in damage, said Booch DeMarchi, spokesman for Lee County Emergency Management. The estimate was derived from a computer program, and appraisers would not survey the scene until Saturday morning.

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-- A man in his mid-20s was killed when a banyon tree fell on him outside his house in Fort Myers, said Ileana LiMarzi, spokeswoman for Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The victim stepped outside to smoke a cigarette, others in the house heard a loud crack, then found him under the tree, she said.

-- Downed power lines, numerous downed trees and some roofs torn off by high wind.

-- A tornado touched down in southwest Cape Coral, damage still being assessed.

-- Cape Coral city hall sustained enough damage that employees hunkered down there and had to relocate to other parts of the building.

-- Cape Coral hospital sustained significant damage to parts of its roof, windows and doors. There were no injuries reported.

-- At least 138,000 customers were without power.

-- Eyewitness video showed the roof of a Fort Myers post office ripped off. Officials say no one was in the building.

-- Sanibel Bridge is closed until noon Saturday.

-- Curfew in Fort Myers and Cape Coral from 11 p.m. until 7 a.m.

MONROE COUNTY (Key West):

-- The Islander Resort on Islamorada suffered minor roof damage, but it was open Friday.

-- A sailboat separated from its mooring and its mast struck a main electrical transmission line, causing temporary power outages in parts of the lower Keys.

-- Minor street flooding reported.

PINELLAS (Clearwater-St. Petersburg):

-- No damage reported, no power loss.

POLK (Bartow-Lakeland):

-- Amateur radio operator reports several mobile homes destroyed.

PUTNAM (Palatka):

-- Power lines blown down.

SARASOTA (Sarasota):

-- Several trees down.

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