CNN: Number of casualties in Punta Gorda, FL

[DoYouEverWonder]

Don't know anything else yet.

Punta Gorda was in Charley's path. I hope it's not too bad.

[jdj]

1. We'll be hearing bad news for the next few days.

There's no power there. I was shocked when I got home and turned ont the tube, I thought it was going to hit as a cat. 2, poss. cat 3 around 8 or 9, and found it was cat. 4 at 4 p.m., couldn't beleive it...I think no news is bad news at this point.

[Ilsa]

2. Oh, you're talking about the hurricane. I thought I read it

as casualties in Cheney's path.

Hope they manage. We had one last year. Two people died from head trauma from falling debris.

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. Anderson Cooper saying that the hospitals

in the area are stressing out. Some of the hospitals have been damaged and a lot of injured people are coming in.

My husband is in Daytona Beach at the moment. I just got off the phone with him. They've been having quiet a time for the last 45 minutes. He can hear things ripping loose and rolling around on the roof of his hotel.

[JanMichael]

4. I haven't heard yet. My mother spoke to a friend in PG just before the...

...hit and her friend was basically panicking.

I'm really concerned about the literal blackout on info from there, there's literally no new communication from a community that just got smacked with a catagory 4 hurricane.

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Unfortunately, just like in Andrew

the media all went to the wrong place. Most of them are up in Tampa and so it won't be until the morning until we will be able to see how bad things really are.

[Gloria]

6. The Hurricane Watch Net is on 14325 on Upper Side band if you

are a ham or have a shortwave radio with SSB....

The hams are sending out info and calling for info as the storm moves through.............

[Bluebear]

7. www.nbc-2.com is live TV from Ft. Myers

hope that helps