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a huge rescue effort is taking place in the us state of florida in the wake of hurricane ian. fears are growing that there may have been many deaths. at least ten have been recorded since the storm struck. president biden said ian could prove to be the deadliest hurricane in florida s history. it is expected to crash into south carolina on friday. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane s power. boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore. at their peak, wind speeds reached over 150 mph. residents who had ignored warnings to evacuate were told to shelter in place. with the biggest risk coming from the storm surge, well over six feet in places, that left homes and businesses quickly flooded. you re looking at a storm that s changed the character of a significant part of our state ....
Turbulence before. today s flight was certainly the roughest that i ve been on in my six years of doing this. the worst of the onslaught may now be over, but for the state of florida, the task of assessing the cost has onlyjust begun. we can now speak to summerna khan, who along with herfour children, have been weathering the storm in tampa, florida where she joins us from now. thank you so much forjoining us. how have the last few hours been? . , ., , ., us. how have the last few hours been? ., ., , ., , been? the last few hours for us have been been? the last few hours for us have been better, been? the last few hours for us have been better, we been? the last few hours for us have been better, we got - been? the last few hours for us have been better, we got it - have been better, we got it yesterday, we did 2a hours earlier without power, now that is back on and we have some level of normalcy returning to our lives. level of normalcy returning to our lives- our lives. how ha ....