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- [Reporter] Last month, Hurricane Ian

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slammed into the city of
Florida as a Category 4 storm.

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It formed at the Atlantic.

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It went over Cuba and shut down the grid.

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And then, it went on to
flood the Sunshine State.

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Torrential rain from Ian inundated towns

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all over Coastal Florida

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and the center of the
state wasn't spared either,

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it was flooded, too.

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Roads were covered in water,

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trees and traffic lights
were toppled over,

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and emergency service workers

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had to rescue people from their homes.

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Some people even had to be
rescued from their flooded cars.

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The heavy rains, storm surge, and flooding

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also messed with Florida's power grid.

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The few days following the storm,

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millions of people in
Florida went without power.

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Hurricane Ian eventually
traveled up to South Carolina

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and it shut down power along
the coast there as well.

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And as of this reporting,

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more than a hundred
deaths have been confirmed

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as a result of the hurricane.

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It's been over two weeks later

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and this is now being called
one of the costliest storms

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in Florida's recorded history.

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Estimates have predicted
that Hurricane Ian

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may have caused more than
$60 billion worth of damages.

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Communities throughout
Florida are still rebuilding

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and it may be months before
things are back to normal,

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if that's even possible
by the end of 2022.

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Thanks for watching Extreme Earth.

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We're sorry that we have

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to constantly remind you about all this.

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(gentle music)