(29 Sep 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: PART MUST CREDIT KENEDI TAYLOR/PART MUST CREDIT TARIN NAGEL/NAPLES FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT/PART MUST CREDIT NATHANIEL ADKINS ++INCLUDES ON-SCREEN ANNOTATIONS++ VALIDATED UGC  - MUST CREDIT KENEDI TAYLOR ++USER GENERATED CONTENT: This video has been authenticated by AP based on the following validation checks: ++Video and audio content checked against known locations and events by regional experts ++Video is consistent with independent AP reporting ++Video cleared for use by all AP clients by Kenedi Taylor ++Mandatory on-screen credit to Kenedi Taylor Fort Myers, Florida – 28 September 2022 ++VERTICAL VIDEO++ ++CONTAINS GRAPHIC LANGUAGE++ 1. Various shots of flooding in downtown Fort Myers ANNOTATION: Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday. The storm turned streets into rivers, knocking out power to 1.8 million people and threatened catastrophic damage further inland. The hurricane's center struck near Cayo Costa, a protected barrier island just west of heavily populated Fort Myers. A coastal sheriff's office reported that it was getting many calls from people trapped in homes. VALIDATED UGC - MUST CREDIT TARIN NAGEL/NAPLES FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT ++USER GENERATED CONTENT: This video has been authenticated by AP based on the following validation checks: ++Video and audio content checked against known locations and events by regional experts ++Video is consistent with independent AP reporting ++Video cleared for use by all AP clients by Tarin Nagel ++Mandatory on-screen credit to Tarin Nagel/Naples Fire Rescue Department Naples, Florida – 28 September 2022 ++VERTICAL VIDEO++ 2. Various of of fire crew rescuing civilian ANNOTATION: The Category 4 storm slammed the coast with 150 mph (241 kph) winds and pushed a wall of storm surge accumulated during its march over the Gulf. More than 1.8 million Florida homes and businesses were without electricity, according to PowerOutage.us. VALIDATED UGC - MUST CREDIT NATHANIEL ADKINS ++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 Nathaniel Adkins Crystal Beach, Florida - 28 September 2022 3. Cellphone video showing receding ocean at Crystal Beach, UPSOUND (English) Nathaniel Adkins: "Hey Everybody. This is Crystal Beach. We are safe right now and things are going okay. But you can see the water from Ian has drained out the entire Gulf here. We're right here at the Gulf. It's. It's pretty empty. Usually this is completely full of water and it's pretty grassy out there. And Em and I are staying safe. And you can see that the water is gone pretty much completely out. And that's because the hurricane has sucked up all the water and is moving it around." ANNOTATION: The storm previously tore into Cuba, killing two people and bringing down the country's electrical grid. About 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate southwest Florida before Ian hit, but by law no one could be forced to flee. STORYLINE: Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, turning streets into rivers, knocking out power to 1.6 million people and threatening catastrophic damage further inland. A coastal sheriff's office reported that it was getting many calls from people trapped in homes. 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/37bf5d768ff6452a8fb74cfd6e6ec417