Hundreds of neighbors across Charlotte County saw feet of flooding, damaging homes.
Randy and Stephanie Casey's is completley flooded. They said the impact from Helene was worse than Ian. The water got so high in their house, they had to escape
"The door was holding back a lot of the water so we couldn't open anything," Stephanie said. "My youngest one woke up, and he went out the window and grabbed the kayak. We all escaped through the window, and he waded across to higher ground.
The Casey's and many of their neighbors are picking up the pieces Helene left behind.
"Right now, we're just moving stuff and putting stuff we don't want anymore into these black bags," said Timothy McCulla, Charlotte County seasonal resident. "The drywall's wet. All the wet rugs and stuff that's not going to be salvageable is going to go out."
As you're clearing your homes and bringing debris out to the curb, Charlotte County said it's important you're helping the crews who will be picking it up.
Charlotte County public works said residents should seperate their debris into six categories ; construction and demolition materials, electronic waste, household waste, hazardous waste, vegetation, white goods and regular household garbage.
The county said you should put debris on county roads or right-a-ways, so it is not on private property.