Wind gusts, blowing down King Street, twist umbrellas during Hurricane Ian in Charleston, South Carolina. AP
Wind gusts, blowing down King Street, twist umbrellas during Hurricane Ian in Charleston, South Carolina. AP
Flood waters on the streets of the South Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, as Hurricane Ian blows through on September 30. AP
Flood waters on the streets of the South Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, as Hurricane Ian blows through on September 30. AP
People wander the wreckage at a beach community in Bonita Springs, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. AFP
People wander the wreckage at a beach community in Bonita Springs, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. AFP
A US Coast Guard helicopter provided residents of Sanibel Island in Florida with an airlift after Hurricane Ian blew through. AP
A US Coast Guard helicopter provided residents of Sanibel Island in Florida with an airlift after Hurricane Ian blew through. AP
A satellite view taken by imaging company Planet Labs shows damage inflicted on an island in the Sanibel Causeway in Florida by Hurricane Ian. AP
A satellite view taken by imaging company Planet Labs shows damage inflicted on an island in the Sanibel Causeway in Florida by Hurricane Ian. AP
A combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies shows San Carlos Boulevard in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on August 17, top, and after Hurricane Ian, bottom, on September 30. AFP
A combination of satellite images from Maxar Technologies shows San Carlos Boulevard in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on August 17, top, and after Hurricane Ian, bottom, on September 30. AFP
Householder John Quigley carries a piece of artwork made by his daughter, the only item he found to salvage from the ruins of his home after Hurricane Ian, as he pulls his girlfriend's son Sebastian in a cart in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. AP
Householder John Quigley carries a piece of artwork made by his daughter, the only item he found to salvage from the ruins of his home after Hurricane Ian, as he pulls his girlfriend's son Sebastian in a cart in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. AP
Fort Myers Beach in Florida after Hurricane Ian. AP
Fort Myers Beach in Florida after Hurricane Ian. AP
Clean-up at a restaurant in Georgetown, South Carolina, close to where Hurricane Ian made landfall on September 30. Reuters
Clean-up at a restaurant in Georgetown, South Carolina, close to where Hurricane Ian made landfall on September 30. Reuters
Debris from beachfront homes and businesses covers a road after Hurricane Ian hit Fort Myers Beach in Florida. AP
Debris from beachfront homes and businesses covers a road after Hurricane Ian hit Fort Myers Beach in Florida. AP
Rescuer Eduardo Tocuya hopes to reunite a dog with its owners after Hurricane Ian hit Fort Myers Beach in Florida. AP
Rescuer Eduardo Tocuya hopes to reunite a dog with its owners after Hurricane Ian hit Fort Myers Beach in Florida. AP
The Matlacha Isles west of Fort Myers in Florida after Hurricane Ian made its mark. EPA
The Matlacha Isles west of Fort Myers in Florida after Hurricane Ian made its mark. EPA
A damage survey party at work after Hurricane Ian hit Fort Myers Beach in Florida. AP
A damage survey party at work after Hurricane Ian hit Fort Myers Beach in Florida. AP
Residents of Fort Myers Beach in Florida pick up the pieces after Hurricane Ian blew through. AFP
Residents of Fort Myers Beach in Florida pick up the pieces after Hurricane Ian blew through. AFP
The collapsed Sanibel Causeway in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Sanibel, Florida. AFP
The collapsed Sanibel Causeway in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Sanibel, Florida. AFP
People clear debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. AFP
People clear debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. AFP
Robert Leisure on what was the second floor of his business premises in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida. AFP
Robert Leisure on what was the second floor of his business premises in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida. AFP
People clear debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. AFP
People clear debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. AFP

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Hurricane Ian leaves dozens dead as focus turns to aftermath

Authorities have rescued more than 1,000 people along Florida's south-western coast alone

Willy Lowry
Willy Lowry
Charleston, South Carolina

October 01, 2022

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With a death toll nearing three dozen, rescuers searched on Saturday for survivors among the Florida homes ruined by Hurricane Ian.

Meanwhile, authorities and residents in South Carolina began surveying their losses and assessing the damage from the powerful storm’s strike there.

Ian, one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the US, terrorised millions for most of the week, battering western Cuba before raking across Florida from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean, and then mustering an assault on the Carolinas, as depicted in the gallery below.

Hurricane Ian's powerful winds blow the roof off a hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Willy Lowry / The National
Hurricane Ian's powerful winds blow the roof off a hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Willy Lowry / The National
A downed tree blocks a roadway in Charleston as Hurricane Ian makes another landfall. Photo: Willy Lowry / The National
A downed tree blocks a roadway in Charleston as Hurricane Ian makes another landfall. Photo: Willy Lowry / The National
A motorist drives though high water as another turns around during flooding following Hurricane Ian. AP
A motorist drives though high water as another turns around during flooding following Hurricane Ian. AP
A surfer rides a wave following Hurricane Ian in Folly Island, South Carolina. AP
A surfer rides a wave following Hurricane Ian in Folly Island, South Carolina. AP
Hurricane Ian hit Florida as a Category 4 storm causing widespread damage as it crossed the state before moving into the Atlantic and hitting Charleston as a Category 1 storm. Getty Images / AFP
Hurricane Ian hit Florida as a Category 4 storm causing widespread damage as it crossed the state before moving into the Atlantic and hitting Charleston as a Category 1 storm. Getty Images / AFP
Shops in Charleston shut as Hurricane Ian made its way up the US coast. Getty Images / AFP
Shops in Charleston shut as Hurricane Ian made its way up the US coast. Getty Images / AFP
A local resident braces himself as he looks out at the Charleston Harbour while rain and wind from Hurricane Ian bear down on the city. Reuters
A local resident braces himself as he looks out at the Charleston Harbour while rain and wind from Hurricane Ian bear down on the city. Reuters
A city pump removes floodwater from Charleston's historic streets. Reuters
A city pump removes floodwater from Charleston's historic streets. Reuters
A local resident walks in a flooded street as Hurricane Ian bears down on Charleston. Reuters
A local resident walks in a flooded street as Hurricane Ian bears down on Charleston. Reuters
A good Samaritan pulls a stuck motorists from the high waters as Hurricane Ian batters Charleston. AP
A good Samaritan pulls a stuck motorists from the high waters as Hurricane Ian batters Charleston. AP
Ian is now hitting South Carolina as a Category 1 storm near Charleston. Getty Images / AFP
Ian is now hitting South Carolina as a Category 1 storm near Charleston. Getty Images / AFP
The streets of Charleston are currently a ghost town. Getty Images / AFP
The streets of Charleston are currently a ghost town. Getty Images / AFP
Charleston firefighters form a plan to remove a large tree across a road felled by Hurricane Ian on Friday. AP
Charleston firefighters form a plan to remove a large tree across a road felled by Hurricane Ian on Friday. AP
Age-old trees are always a problem when bad weather hits the historic town of Charleston. AP
Age-old trees are always a problem when bad weather hits the historic town of Charleston. AP
Firefighters mark low-hanging wires after Hurricane Ian barrels through Charleston. AP
Firefighters mark low-hanging wires after Hurricane Ian barrels through Charleston. AP
Residents use pumps to remove water from around their homes in the historic Battery as the effects from Hurricane Ian are felt in Charleston. AP
Residents use pumps to remove water from around their homes in the historic Battery as the effects from Hurricane Ian are felt in Charleston. AP
Cars drive through the nearly deserted historic district of Charleston. Getty Images / AFP
Cars drive through the nearly deserted historic district of Charleston. Getty Images / AFP
A woman walks past a shuttered and sandbagged Apple store in the historic district of Charleston. Getty Images / AFP
A woman walks past a shuttered and sandbagged Apple store in the historic district of Charleston. Getty Images / AFP
A local resident hauls debris from the road in an effort to keep gutter drains clear as Hurricane Ian bears down on Charleston. Reuters
A local resident hauls debris from the road in an effort to keep gutter drains clear as Hurricane Ian bears down on Charleston. Reuters

The storm weakened on Saturday before going into the mid-Atlantic.

At least 34 people were confirmed dead, including 27 people in Florida mostly from drowning but others from the storm’s after effects.

An elderly couple died after their oxygen machines shut off when they lost power, authorities said. Four more deaths were reported in North Carolina and three earlier in Cuba.

As of Saturday, more than 1,000 people had been rescued from flooded areas along Florida’s south-western coast alone, Daniel Hokanson, a four-star general and head of the National Guard, told the Associated Press.

Chris Schnapp was at the Port Sanibel Marina in Fort Myers on Saturday, waiting to see whether her 83-year-old mother-in-law had been evacuated from Sanibel Island.

A pontoon boat had just arrived with a load of passengers from the island — with suitcases and animals in tow — but Ms Schnapp’s mother-in-law was not among them.

“She stayed on the island. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law own two businesses over there. They evacuated. She did not want to go, thinking it wasn’t going to be bad,” Ms Schnapp said.

Now, she said, she was not sure if her mother-in-law was still on the island or had been taken to a shelter.

River flooding added a major challenge to rescue and supply delivery efforts. The Myakka River washed over a stretch of Interstate 75, forcing a traffic-snarling motorway closure Saturday on the corridor linking Tampa to the north with the hard-hit south-west Florida region that straddles Port Charlotte and Fort Myers.

While rising waters in Florida’s south-west rivers have crested or are near cresting, the levels are not expected to drop significantly for several days, said National Weather Service meteorologist Tyler Fleming in Tampa.

The Myakka River, he said, is “going to be at major flood level way into the week”.

In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a strong storm surge coupled with high tide inundated the community causing thousands in the area to lose power for up to eight hours.

The swells caused by Ian washed a shrimp boat on to the beach and left debris strew about the city’s streets.

Ian damaged at least four piers along South Carolina’s northern coast, a tourist destination for American and international travellers.

Forty kilometres south of Myrtle Beach, the storm wreaked havoc on Pawley’s Island causing up to 1.2 metres of flooding and damaging docks and the local pier.

Eddie Wilder, who has been visiting Pawleys Island for more than six decades, said Friday’s storm was “insane to watch.” He said waves as high as 7.6 metres washed away the pier — a landmark — two doors down from his home.

Many of the elevated beach homes still had feet of sand underneath, with dunes completely washed over and nearly flattened.

A shrimp boat is dumped on the shore at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina after Hurricane Ian blasted through the southern US state. Willy Lowry / The National
A shrimp boat is dumped on the shore at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina after Hurricane Ian blasted through the southern US state. Willy Lowry / The National

John Joseph, whose father built the family’s beige beach house in 1962, said on Saturday he was elated to return from Georgetown — which took a direct hit — to find his Pawleys Island home intact.

“Thank God these walls are still here, and we feel very blessed that this is the worst thing,” he said of the sand swept under his home. “What happened in Florida — gosh, God bless us. If we’d had a Category 4, I wouldn’t be here.”

In North Carolina, the storm claimed at least four lives and appeared to have mainly downed trees and power lines, leaving more than 280,000 people across the state without power on Saturday morning, officials said.

Separate vehicle crashes claimed two lives in the storm, the North Carolina officials said, a man drowned when his lorry plunged into a swamp, and another man died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator in a closed garage.

Ian decimates Gulf Coast

The storm’s winds were much weaker on Friday than during Ian’s landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast earlier. Authorities and volunteers there were still assessing the damage as shocked residents tried to make sense of the disaster.

“I want to sit in the corner and cry. I don’t know what else to do,” Stevie Scuderi said after shuffling through the ruins of her Fort Myers flat, mud clinging to her purple sandals.

On Saturday, a long line of people waited outside an O’Reilly’s auto parts store in Port Charlotte, where a sign read, “We have generators now.” Hundreds of cars were lined up outside a Wawa gas station, and some people walked, carrying gas cans to their nearby cars.

Wood work on clearing a tree from a road in Fort Myers, Florida, which was very badly hit by Ian. AFP
Wood work on clearing a tree from a road in Fort Myers, Florida, which was very badly hit by Ian. AFP

At Port Sanibel Marina in Fort Myers, charter boat captain Ryan Kane was assessing damage to two boats Saturday, after the storm surge pushed several boats and a dock on to shore.

He said the boat he owns was wrecked. He said he could not use it to help rescue people, and it would be a long time before he would be chartering fishing clients.

“There’s a hole in the hull. It took water in the motors. It took water in everything,” he said, adding: “You know boats are supposed to be in the water, not in parking lots.”

What the law says

Micro-retirement is not a recognised concept or employment status under Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations (as amended) (UAE Labour Law). As such, it reflects a voluntary work-life balance practice, rather than a recognised legal employment category, according to Dilini Loku, senior associate for law firm Gateley Middle East.

“Some companies may offer formal sabbatical policies or career break programmes; however, beyond such arrangements, there is no automatic right or statutory entitlement to extended breaks,” she explains.

“Any leave taken beyond statutory entitlements, such as annual leave, is typically regarded as unpaid leave in accordance with Article 33 of the UAE Labour Law. While employees may legally take unpaid leave, such requests are subject to the employer’s discretion and require approval.”

If an employee resigns to pursue micro-retirement, the employment contract is terminated, and the employer is under no legal obligation to rehire the employee in the future unless specific contractual agreements are in place (such as return-to-work arrangements), which are generally uncommon, Ms Loku adds.

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The President's Cake

Director: Hasan Hadi

Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem 

Rating: 4/5

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Types of bank fraud

1) Phishing

Fraudsters send an unsolicited email that appears to be from a financial institution or online retailer. The hoax email requests that you provide sensitive information, often by clicking on to a link leading to a fake website.

2) Smishing

The SMS equivalent of phishing. Fraudsters falsify the telephone number through “text spoofing,” so that it appears to be a genuine text from the bank.

3) Vishing

The telephone equivalent of phishing and smishing. Fraudsters may pose as bank staff, police or government officials. They may persuade the consumer to transfer money or divulge personal information.

4) SIM swap

Fraudsters duplicate the SIM of your mobile number without your knowledge or authorisation, allowing them to conduct financial transactions with your bank.

5) Identity theft

Someone illegally obtains your confidential information, through various ways, such as theft of your wallet, bank and utility bill statements, computer intrusion and social networks.

6) Prize scams

Fraudsters claiming to be authorised representatives from well-known organisations (such as Etisalat, du, Dubai Shopping Festival, Expo2020, Lulu Hypermarket etc) contact victims to tell them they have won a cash prize and request them to share confidential banking details to transfer the prize money.

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South Africa v India schedule

Tests: 1st Test Jan 5-9, Cape Town; 2nd Test Jan 13-17, Centurion; 3rd Test Jan 24-28, Johannesburg

ODIs: 1st ODI Feb 1, Durban; 2nd ODI Feb 4, Centurion; 3rd ODI Feb 7, Cape Town; 4th ODI Feb 10, Johannesburg; 5th ODI Feb 13, Port Elizabeth; 6th ODI Feb 16, Centurion

T20Is: 1st T20I Feb 18, Johannesburg; 2nd T20I Feb 21, Centurion; 3rd T20I Feb 24, Cape Town

FFP EXPLAINED

What is Financial Fair Play?
Introduced in 2011 by Uefa, European football’s governing body, it demands that clubs live within their means. Chiefly, spend within their income and not make substantial losses.

What the rules dictate?
The second phase of its implementation limits losses to €30 million (Dh136m) over three seasons. Extra expenditure is permitted for investment in sustainable areas (youth academies, stadium development, etc). Money provided by owners is not viewed as income. Revenue from “related parties” to those owners is assessed by Uefa's “financial control body” to be sure it is a fair value, or in line with market prices.

What are the penalties?
There are a number of punishments, including fines, a loss of prize money or having to reduce squad size for European competition – as happened to PSG in 2014. There is even the threat of a competition ban, which could in theory lead to PSG’s suspension from the Uefa Champions League.

The specs: 2018 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Price, base / as tested Dh99,000 / Dh132,000

Engine 3.6L V6

Transmission: Six-speed automatic

Power 275hp @ 6,000rpm

Torque 350Nm @ 3,700rpm

Fuel economy combined 12.2L / 100km

The burning issue

The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE. 

Read part four: an affection for classic cars lives on

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part one: how cars came to the UAE

 

Updated: October 02, 2022, 4:25 AM
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