Trees Battered by Wind as Hurricane Ian Hits Florida
Florida Gulf Coast University encouraged its students to shelter in place as Hurricane Ian made landfall near Fort Myers, Florida, on Wednesday, September 28.
Lee County, where the FGCU campus is located, enacted a curfew for residents starting at 6 pm on Wednesday lasting until further notice.
Footage recorded on the FGCU campus on Wednesday shows trees being flattened in the wind as students struggle to keep upright. Credit: @brookekashtan via Storyful
Video Transcript
- I'm trying to show you over here, but the wind is so strong. This is a lake, keep in mind. And there's literally [INAUDIBLE]
- Are you gonna go swimming? It's really crazy, the wind is [INAUDIBLE]
[SCREAMING]
- Going inside, going inside, going inside! Oh my god.
- We're saving Luke's car.
- Just let me know if I gotta hide behind it.
- OK. I'm watching [INAUDIBLE]
DJ, where are you gonna put it?
- Oh my god! Whoa!
- Oh my god. I spilled the beer.
- I'm trying to show you over here, but the wind is so strong. This is a lake, keep in mind. And there's literally [INAUDIBLE]
- Are you gonna go swimming? It's really crazy, the wind is [INAUDIBLE]
- Going inside, going inside, going inside! Oh my god.
- We're saving Luke's car.
- Just let me know if I gotta hide behind it.
- OK. I'm watching [INAUDIBLE]
DJ, where are you gonna put it?
- Oh my god! Whoa!
- Oh my god, I spilled the beer.
