VIDEO: Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts

BRADENTON – As of Friday, state officials had attributed 21 deaths in Florida to Hurricane Ian. Emergency crews continued to search obliterated homes and buildings in Lee and Charlotte counties, where many residents were trapped by storm surge, throughout the weekend. To make matters worse, meteorologists are predicting above-normal storm activity for the next two weeks in the Atlantic.

Hurricane Ian is now said to rank among the five worst hurricanes to ever have hit Florida. Nearly 2 million Floridians lost power during the storm, with many continuing to experience outages. The Florida National Guard released a number of storm videos taken during relief efforts, which can be accessed below.

U.S. Coast Guard crews continue search and rescue, and damage assessment flights around areas that were impacted by Hurricane Ian, Sept. 29. Click here to view.

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from Air Station Miami rescues two people who were stranded around Sanibel, Florida in the wake of hurricane Ian, Sept. 29, 2022. The crew made various other rescues in surrounding areas in the same timeframe (U.S. Coast Guard Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Kilbane). Click here to view.

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from Air Station Miami rescues two people and three cats who were stranded around Sanibel, Florida in the wake of hurricane Ian, Sept. 29, 2022. The crew made various other rescues in surrounding areas in the same timeframe.(U.S. Coast Guard Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Kilbane). Click here to view.

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from Air Station Miami rescues two people and one dog who were stranded around Sanibel, Florida in the wake of hurricane Ian, Sept. 29, 2022. The crew made various other rescues in surrounding areas in the same timeframe.(U.S. Coast Guard Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Kilbane). Click here to view.

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin crew from Air Station Miami medevac a man off of the cruise ship Mariner of the Seas approximately 290 miles off Miami, Florida, Sept. 29, 2022. Crews have continued to respond to all search and rescue missions in the wake of Hurricane Ian’s landfall. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Miami). Click here to view.