Our friends to the south are still reeling from the direct hit by Hurricane Ian. Here are some of the scenes from the ground. Our station is part of the Beasley Media Group. We sent broadcast equipment to our affiliate stations in Fort Myers to help those without power and cell service to get updates on where to find food and help. If you’d like to offer your support, money is being raised for the American Red Cross relief efforts at bbgi.com/donate.

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  Whitney Hall waves to a friend from the remains of his home while waving the American flag amidst wreckage left in the wake of Hurricane Ian on the island of Matlacha.

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  James Pironti washes off the muddy money he recovered from his bedroom in Fort Myers.

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  A storm damaged Bentley rests against a tree in Bonita Springs, Florida.
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  A fish lays on the road after Hurricane Ian passed through the area in Fort Myers.

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  Wheels peek out of the water in Fort Myers Beach.

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  Sanibel Island, Florida.
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  Members of the Indiana Task Force 1 Search and Rescue team look for anyone needing help in Fort Myers.

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  A resident of a neighborhood flooded by the rising Myakka River carries her dog after being evacuated in North Port.

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  Dan Beazley rolls a cross through an area where homes were destroyed in Fort Myers. Mr. Beazley said he brought the cross with him to help hurricane victims with healing and love.
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  People talk near boats resting on a sidewalk Saturday in Bonita Springs, Florida.

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  The wait in line for gas Saturday in Bonita Springs, Florida.

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  A resident paddling a kayak returns to his home with supplies in a neighborhood flooded by a rising Myakka River in North Port, Florida.
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  A storm damaged residence in the wake of Hurricane Ian on Sanibel Island, Florida. Known for rescues in Afghanistan and Ukraine, the Project DYNAMO team was unable to make contact with the person they were searching for.

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  Bryan Stern, right, Dean Calderone, and Alexander Toal, left, of the Project DYNAMO rescue organization, look into a garage on Sanibel Island.

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