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And there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. i'm sara sidner here in crystal river, florida which is an entire town that is in the flood zone. so ostensibly people here have evacuated, we know that lot of people have left and they have boarded up as hurricane idalia makes its way to shore. right now we are in a little bit of a calm, just a few minutes ago there was a big burst of wind. we're starting to see the bands as well. we are basically s...

Manatees. right now they should be gone. people should have evacuated. this entire town of about 3,400 people is in a flood zone. i want to let you see. this gives you an idea of how strong these winds are, and how much rain is coming up. you are seeing it hit the -- it's coming out of the roof there, and coming down, but you are seeing these just bands of rain being whipped about by the winds. i'm going to have adoll foe turn towards where the water is, the water is starting to be pushed up. this is the fear, the water is a couple hundred yards from us, it's starting to be pushed onshore, it'...

Where john s i want to give you a view of what we're seeing in crystal river. now, crystal river is a very low-lying place, it's 3,400 or so people who live here, residents, it's a small town. it is also a town where the entire area of the town is in a flood zone, which is why authorities asked people diligently please to evacuate because of the storm surge, not necessarily because of the winds. we are not getting hurricane-force winds, we are getting tropical storm force winds and some of the rain is coming down. probably about 15 minutes ago, maybe 20 minutes ago this was clear. there was no...

But this home is up on stilts and covered with concrete. i do not think anyone is home there. we've checked to see if there is anyone home. but if you look across this field, you can see other homes. and this is extremely low lying area. the entire city of 3400 or so people in crystal river that live in this town are in a flood zone. this whole place. which is why authorities are saying if you haven't already left, you have a little bit of a chance. i know this looks wild and crazy, but you could still potentially get out and get to higher ground. you do not have to go far, but you definitely ...

It's been a long day for those working to rescue residents who chose to ride out Hurricane Idalia.