(30 Sep 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: PART MUST CREDIT BOBBY PRATT; PART NO RE-SALE, RE-USE OR ARCHIVE; MUST CREDIT WPLG-TV; NO ACCESS MIAMI/FORT LAUDERDALE MARKET; NO USE BY US BROADCAST NETWORKS ++MUSIC CLEARED FOR EDITORIAL USE++ VALIDATED UGC - MUST CREDIT BOBBY PRATT ++USER GENERATED CONTENT: This video has been authenticated by AP based on the following validation checks: ++Video and audio content checked by regional experts against known locations and events ++Video is consistent with independent AP reporting ++Video cleared for use by all AP clients by content creator Bobby Pratt ++Mandatory on-screen credit Bobby Pratt Fort Myers Beach, Florida - 29 September 2022 1. Tracking shot of damage and debris WPLG - NO RE-SALE, RE-USE OR ARCHIVE; MUST CREDIT WPLG-TV; NO ACCESS MIAMI/FORT LAUDERDALE MARKET; NO USE BY US BROADCAST NETWORKS Lee County, Florida - 29 September 2022 ++MUTE++ 2. Aerial views of flooding and damaged homes 3. Aerial view of home on fire with flames shooting from roof ANNOTATION: The devastation inflicted on Florida came into focus a day after Ian struck as a Category 4 hurricane, one of the strongest storms ever to hit the U.S. 4. Aerial view of canal ASSOCIATED PRESS Fort Myers, Florida -- 29 September 2022 5. Various drone video of Sanibel Causeway damage ANNOTATION: A chunk of the Sanibel Causeway fell into the sea, cutting off access to the barrier island where 6,300 people live. 6. Various drone video of boats stacked up at the Port Sanibel Marina ASSOCIATED PRESS Kissimmee, Florida - 29 September 2022 7. Various of flooding ANNOTATION: In the Orlando area, Walt Disney World and other attractions had closed ahead of the storm and it was unclear when they would reopen. ASSOCIATED PRESS Orlando, Florida - 29 September 2022 8.  A person displaced by Hurricane Ian is helped off a boat by fire and rescue crews ANNOTATION: Orange County firefighters used boats to reach people in a flooded neighborhood. 9. A person is helped off the rescue boat 10. Emergency personnel carry a person to safety ASSOCIATED PRESS St. Augustine, Florida 29 September 2022 11.Wide of  flooded street in near St. Augustine Beach ANNOTATION: After leaving Florida as a tropical storm Thursday and entering the Atlantic Ocean, Ian spun up into a hurricane again with winds of 75 mph. 12.Wide of restaurant still open during storm with wind blowing trees ANNOTATION: Ian's watery destruction fits what scientists have predicted for a warmer world: stronger and wetter hurricanes, though not necessarily more of them. 13.Various of St. Augustine Beach storm surge near A street.    STORYLINE: Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through inundated streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped amid flooded homes and shattered buildings left by Hurricane Ian, which crossed into the Atlantic Ocean and churned toward South Carolina. Hours after weakening to a tropical storm while crossing the Florida peninsula, Ian regained hurricane strength Thursday evening over the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center predicted it would hit South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane Friday. The devastation inflicted on Florida came into focus a day after Ian struck as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane, one of the strongest storms ever to hit the U.S. It flooded homes on both the state's coasts, cut off the only road access to a barrier island, destroyed a historic waterfront pier and knocked out electricity to 2.67 million Florida homes and businesses nearly a quarter of utility customers. =========================================================== Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/40c3be388d114e7c8babaeb616d94ebf