AccuWeather correspondent Leslie Hudson reported from the scene of ongoing water rescues in Volusia County in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
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00:00Here in South Daytona, it has been a steady stream of water rescues all
00:05around this county. Now you can see over my shoulder there is actually an airboat
00:09coming out with some people right now. We have seen this story play out over and
00:14over again here in South Daytona. Folks that were calling 9-1-1 early this
00:19morning, as early as 2 and 3 a.m., but rescue crews could not get to them
00:24because it was just too dangerous. In fact, Volusia County officials tell us
00:29it's an ongoing problem. They themselves could not get out into their own homes
00:35to get their crews on the streets to help these people. Basically, we got shut
00:40down overnight due to wind speeds. A lot of our first responders went home, got
00:44some rest, and then once, you know, daybreak kind of, you know, came to us and
00:48with the flooding situation, we now had to go out and basically rescue them. Now
00:52multiple people were taken to convenience stores around this county
00:56because they did not have any shelters open to take them to. They now are at
01:01shelters. Here's what one of the evacuees had to say about her scary
01:04times this morning. What Floridians do, it's what we're used to, unfortunately. I
01:11mean, we, and everybody's been great. Like, my neighbors all came out worried,
01:16shouting, making sure everybody was okay. I made sure my direct neighbors got
01:21looked at first because they're a lot older, but everybody came out. Everybody
01:26was great, and the officers were great, giving water my dog. So Volusia County
01:32will continue with their water rescues throughout the day. Officials do say it
01:35will take several days for these water levels to go down, and that means it
01:40could be several days before folks can actually get out and start that long
01:43process of trying to clean up and start over. Reporting in South Daytona, I'm
01:47Leslie Hudson for AccuWeather.