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Crews are out in Naples, Fla., checking for damage after Ian's wrath¹

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Naples saw flooding, property damage and power outages while taking the force of Hurricane Ian. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Naples City Manager Jay Boodheshwar about the impact.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Naples, Fla., is on the Gulf³ Coast of Florida, just south of where Hurricane Ian made landfall. Jay Boodheshwar is the city manager of Naples, and he is on the line now. Thank you so much for taking the time on this, no doubt, very busy morning for you.

JAY BOODHESHWAR: Of course. Glad to be with you.

MARTIN: What does Naples look like right now?

BOODHESHWAR: Well, it's still a little dark. Sunrise doesn't happen for another 10 minutes or so. But we've already got crews out in the community, and we will soon begin to see what Ian left behind.

MARTIN: Have you had any reports about the levels of storm surge?

BOODHESHWAR: Yes. I mean, we started seeing water pretty early yesterday morning as the tides began to come in and the surge began to grow. Water effectively breached⁴ the community from both the Gulf side and the bay side. And there are points in Naples where the Gulf did meet the bay. We've heard preliminary numbers up to nine feet of storm surge. I can tell you here at city hall, we probably experienced about five feet of water from the road, from the surface of the road up to the front steps of city hall. It was significant.

MARTIN: We're seeing reports that a lot of streets in Naples are just totally unpassable at this point. Can you confirm that?

BOODHESHWAR: Yes, absolutely. We have a mandatory⁵ curfew in effect right now. It is absolutely too dangerous to be on the roads here in Naples. We have quite a few streets, especially some of our main arterial roads along the Gulf, that are still holding water. We had three damage assessment⁶ teams assemble last night to begin assessing the situation late last night so we could be better prepared this morning. The team that I was with, we were going to attempt to survey the south side of Naples, but most of the roads were impassable still through the water.

MARTIN: Let me just ask, in the brief time we have remaining, what about people who were living in flood zones, people who didn't heed⁷ evacuation orders? How many folks are trapped?

BOODHESHWAR: We had, at the height of this storm yesterday when we could not respond, about 50 pending⁸ calls from residents who were safe. They were able to reach higher ground, but they needed help. We were able to rescue about a dozen residents who were trapped in cars from the fast-moving water, and I got them to safety.

MARTIN: But no doubt those rescues continue. Do you have the resources you need right now?

BOODHESHWAR: We have - we're going to need more resources for sure, both from the private sector⁹ - FP&L is mobilizing, as you reported earlier. But we are coordinating¹⁰ with the county, and there are strike teams being assembled from all over the state that will be heading over here to the west coast to assist their sister cities.

MARTIN: Are you nervous about what you're going to see when the sun comes up?

BOODHESHWAR: Yeah, we're absolutely concerned. You know, we're fortunate that most people evacuated¹¹, though.

MARTIN: Naples City manager Jay Boodheshwar, thank you for taking the time. Our thoughts are with you all.

BOODHESHWAR: Absolutely. Thank you.

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1 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

4 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。

5 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

6 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

7 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

8 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

9 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

10 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

11 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

12 transcripts   

n.抄本（ transcript的名词复数 ）；转写本；文字本；副本

参考例句：

• Like mRNA, both tRNA and rRNA are transcripts of chromosomal DNA. tRNA及rRNA同mRNA一样，都是染色体DNA的转录产物。 来自辞典例句
• You can't take the transfer students'exam without your transcripts. 没有成绩证明书，你就不能参加转学考试。 来自辞典例句

13 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

14 authoritative   

adj.有权威的，可相信的；命令式的；官方的

参考例句：

• David speaks in an authoritative tone.大卫以命令的口吻说话。
• Her smile was warm but authoritative.她的笑容很和蔼，同时又透着威严。