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southwest florida as a category 4 hurricane, making it the most powerful storm to ever hit that area of the state. the death toll now standing at 45, but that number could rise as crews reach areas cut off by flooding. people who chose to ride out the storm describe their harrowing experiences. the water was up to my balcony here. it was just you could dive off the balcony. just water everywhere, stuff floating on it. i never stay again. they say evacuate, go. right now the remnants of ian are moving along the country s northeast after the storm hit georgetown county, south carolina, as a category 1 hurricane. let s send it down to boris sanchez anchoring our coverage from fort myers, florida. boris. fred, as the sun rises on another day here in fort myers and southwest florida, the scope of the damage from hurricane ian is becoming more clear. communities are reeling as many folks are getting back to their properties and seeing what was left behind by this near c ....
Arcadia. this is what we re seeing in different parts of this part of florida. people are being transported, supplies, medical supplies, water, generators and the alike because this is the only way you can get through this area, is by boat. and so this is what this community is dealing with. you talked about the levee issue that we re seeing in sarasota county that could be a potential flooding issue for people who live there. we re days after the storm and when you deal with the aftermath of a hurricane, this is what it looks like. so if you come around this way, you can see that people are gathering water bottles here. this was dropped off to them by the desoto county sheriff s office. we have seen other counties come out. i am standing on what should be highway 70, right? if you look this way, it looks like it s just a normal lake. this is highway 70 covered by the peace river. and the locals tell me that peace river is usually 6 to ....