Hurricane Helene caused serious flooding in Charlotte County, where the water continues to rise.
Right off of U.S.-41, Aqui Esta Drive is flooding homes due to the high water level.
People were riding in boats through the floodwaters, and driving John Deere excavators to get to safety.
NBC2 crews at the scene saw Charlotte County Emergency Management crews were waiting to get people to shelters.
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