Aerial views of Fort Myers devastation, aid effort
(1 Oct 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Fort Myers, Florida - 1 October 2022 1. Aerial view of members of the US Army National Guard handing out water, food, and ice to residents in need at a drive-through distribution location ++MUTE++ 2.Various aerial views of a damaged mobile home community damaged by Hurricane Ian ++MUTE++ STORYLINE: US Army National Guard members handed out water, food and ice Saturday to residents in hard hit Fort Myers, Florida. Drone aerial footage showed a devastated mobile home community in Fort Myers. Ian, one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the U.S., terrorized 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 a final assault on the Carolinas. The storm then weakened Saturday rolling into the mid-Atlantic. With a death toll nearing three dozen, rescuers searched on Saturday for survivors among the Florida homes ruined by Hurricane Ian, while authorities and stunned residents in South Carolina began surveying their losses and assessing the damage from the powerful storm's strike there. At least 34 people were confirmed dead, including 27 people in Florida mostly from drowning but others from the storm's tragic aftereffects. 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 southwestern coast alone, --- AP Video shot by: Rebecca Blackwell/Steve Helber =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
