weeks since hurricane ian hit florida, and the pile of garbage and debris around kimberly s neighborhood and outside her north ft. myers house grows by the day. most of what she owned is ruined. and most of the home she lived in for 17 years is gone. we first met here last month, days after the storm. this is my home. reporter: she is living in a rented rv parked in her yard. all these areas that hug up to the river, you go back there and nothing has been cleaned up. reporter: kianna and her two kids are living at a shelter, their second after ian left them without a place to call home. she said she turned down fema money over fears the financial hub will not be there forever. instead, she s hoping the red cross can help her find a permanent place to stay. what happens if home isn t here in ft. myers? i m willing to relocate. i don t have to be here.
okay, now, get your foot out. get your foot out. reporter: the water rising so fast that byano and her 12-year-old son were trapped in their north ft. myers house that sits on the edge of a river. i just see all of this, and we got to start over. but that s fine. it will just take time. reporter: byano said her decision ton evacuate her home not to evacuate her home was the biggest mistake of her life. you regret the decision? 100%. and i ll never do it again. i put my son s life in jeopardy, so never. never, i will never not evacuate again. so sorry. naturally we re out of power. get up here. my son is taking water reporter: as the water continued to rise, byano s son wondered if they were safer getting onto a barge that was floating in the back yard instead of waiting for help. this is before we see that video. so you re inching you re way closer inching your way
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