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considerable damage in parts of south carolina. you see it in this video. that storm ripping through a pier causing part of it to collapse. now, it also submerged this neighborhood with a strong storm surge that, in fact, was several feet high. it was so bad this man -- it was so bad this man had to wade through knee-deep water inside his own home. thankfully the water there is starting to recede, and some areas in the state have been spared the worst. but in florida the damage has been severe. at least 45 people have now lost their lives and hundreds of homes have been turned, well,...

carolinas at this hour with high winds, heavy rain and the threat of floods. now, officials say the storm thankfully has been downgraded from a hurricane, but it still poses a threat as it makes its way inland. it has already caused considerable damage in south carolina where it made landfall friday. now, you see that video there. it's the storm ripping through a pier in north myrtle beach causing part of it to collapse. now, it also submerged this neighborhood with a storm surge that was several feet high. so far, thankfully again there have been no reported deaths in south carolina...

>> i'm going to lean on your experience here. what have you learned about what has been this unprecedented menace that is hurricane ian? >> so the big thing for us is, you know, every year starting in march our department is out there community reach, public education because a lot of people aren't familiar with hurricanes. so we have, you know, basically six, seven months dedicated specifically to hurricanes, try and educate people. throughout the week leading up to this our public works team was up there making sure drainage was working. you know, our beach side coordinators were making sure...

Education because a lot of people aren't familiar with hurricanes. so we have basically six, seven months dedicated specifically to hurricanes, trying to educate people. throughout the week leading up to this out there making sure drainage was working. our beach side coordinators were making sure the beach was protected as much as possible. you know, as great as it is living on the beach sometimes, you know, bad things happen. so we're working on it. >> and in terms of the plans being in place, though, do you think this kind of a hurricane was a game changer? i mean we've already got one histo...