Emergency crews and search teams deployed across the Ian-battered flood zones of Southwest Florida, hunting for survivors and the missing while only beginning to measure the massive scope of destruction wrought the day before by one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the United States.
The extent of the damage to southwestern Florida was still coming into clearer view as President Biden declared an emergency for South Carolina and ordered federal assistance.
Homeowners living in Naples Park said the storm surge flooded their homes and destroyed all of their belongings. At one point, they said the water reached the countertops of their homes.