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There we just havent found yet. so, its not just not only looking for proof life, its trying to figure out the true devastation as well. the people we did see, we rescued one couple that their children had been worried about them, called them, they were so grateful to get out of st. james city. folks on sanibel, in one case, the husband was ready to go, the wife wasnt ready to go yet. on another island, there were about 30 people on north captiva who rode it out and everyones accounted for and t...

Storm surge. weve had this happen before and you lose roofs, but when that happens, you can go back into your structure. water is so devastating, just like fire and tornadoes, its a different type of catastrophe. we have never seen storm surge of these proportions before. just when we had hurricane irma came through here, but because the storm changed a little bit in our favor, the storm surge was much less than what was initially forecasted. this time, what the meteorologists forecasted, i pers...

Wonder how it is even stand. a storm surge tore through marco island, and after it ripped through downtown naples, theyre talking weeks if not months for recovery. at times, the water has been up to your waist its that deep. for those that fire fighters could not reach, the only option, which was a dangerous one, was to walk through the flood waters. brian is in naples tonight. brian, how bad is the damage there that were talking about? >> reporter: well, you just mentioned the phrase weeks if n...

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Its things like that that will start to restore the community a bit. the structures is going to take more than ten months. im here during the weeks and months, and im thinking thats very conservative. some of the basic necessities people need, were trying to get those restored back. but we do have water and water pressure, so thats been a huge positive. >> commissioner, thank you for being a part of the program tonight, and keep us posted on whats happening. its heartening to know there is at le...

Daughter. she had gotten the call about 12 hours prior to talking to us. and the water was rising. they were panicking, thought they were going to die, had no way to get out, had no way to go. and the phone cut off. and they had no idea if she was alive or not. so, she panicked. she called as many people as she could. she got no answers. nobody would go out. the water was rough. it was really hard to get out in that channel. you remember how rough it was. so, she gave a call out to us, to cajun ...

Charleston floods if you get 4 inches of rain fall. elevation is zero. but the high and low tide mean everything. at 11:41, its high tide. if this land fall is at noon, that means that surge will be four to 7 feet in. if its at low tide, then maybe just maybe well only get a couple of feet. look at the inundation map in charleston where you can see how much all the rivers, anybody who lives along these water ways is looking at three to 6 feet. again, don, you know historic charleston, they are g...

Socioeconomic mix. and ultimately, it comes down to, where do you have to go from here? this is not saveable. these people have lost everything. and because theres a law now in florida that you cant get real good flood insurance or storm insurance unless your roof is less than ten years old. and for a lot of these homes maybe built in the late 80s or early 90s, they dont qualify. so im talking to a lot of folks who have no insurance. oh, my goodness. im just feeling with my feet. hazards that yo...

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