It’s poetic irony.
We see humanity’s best when things are at their worst.
Just recently, Florida was battered by one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in history.
Even before it reached the United States, it wreaked havoc in Cuba where it left almost the entire island without electricity.
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Meanwhile, in Florida, hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by the sudden flooding.
It buried some parts of the state underwater and has left residents isolated from electricity and supplies.
7NEWS was covering the damage.
During their live report, correspondent Tim Lester was showing the extent of the damage that Hurricane Ian was leaving thus far.
They were situated in a gas station that was emptied before the storm made landfall.
Either side of the station was under almost knee-deep floodwaters from the storm surge.
Families were moving in the background.
They were desperately trying to cross the floodwaters to get to safety.
As Lester continued carrying on with the report, the camera can be seen being lowered to the ground.
The cameraman was on a new mission.
From outside the frame and behind the camera, a man can be seen running toward the people wading through the flood far behind them.
The cameraman, Glen Ellis, wasn’t really concerned that they were live on TV.
He waded through the floodwaters just to get to the residents who were struggling to carry whatever supplies or belongings they have.
Ellis took a case of bottled water from one of the residents and helped them reach the gas station where their news crew was staying.
Ellis wasn’t done helping.
Ellis then went back to the flooded area to help another resident with a basket.
“We’re just helping some people through the water here. That is our camera operator, Glen, out there. I think you can see he is trying to help people who are moving away from their homes,” Lester said as he continued with the report.
He also said that they had the opportunity to talk to some of the residents and were told the same thing.
Their houses and belongings were lost in the water.
The newsroom also asked if there are evacuation centers nearby.
Lester can only say that the state of Florida provided evacuation areas but with the storm surge, neighborhoods were suddenly isolated into pockets.
Dealing with a Category 4
Hurricane Ian is one of the strongest hurricanes recorded.
The Category 4 hurricane battered the state with 241 km/h winds and sustained strength when it crossed the Gulf of Mexico.
Millions evacuated
Around 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate from southwest Florida.
People were also reported to have perished. 66 from Florida alone and another 4 in North Carolina.
According to other reports, it may take a week before power is restored to the affected parts of the state.
However, other residents might remain cut off from electricity for up to a couple of months.
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Heavily affected areas were Fort Myers and Naples in Florida, and Charleston and Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.
You can look up different relief operations by organizations to know how you can help.
See this cameraman drop his equipment to help others through the flood in the video below!
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