Son's images show him rescuing Mom from Ian's floodwaters

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Son’s images show him rescuing Mom from Ian’s floodwatersIn one photo, Johnny Lauder’s 86-year-old mother is in her Florida home, submerged nearly to her shoulders in black murky water, staring straight at the camera, mouth open.Before the storm hit, Lauder said his mother — who lost a leg and requires a wheelchair — “ kicked and screamed” and said she didn’t want to leave her home in Naples, Florida.She did not expect the level of destruction Ian would bring.Florida shrimpers race to get battered fleet back to seaHistoric homes may prove to be more resilient against floods28 dead as Julia drenches Central America with rainfallSearch for victims done, Florida coast aims for Ian recoveryInstead, Ian ravaged Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S. and sent more than 3 feet (91 centimeters) of water around her home, trapping her inside.“While we’re so grateful our family is physically alright, they’ve lost absolutely everything in this storm and, unfortunately, did not have any renter’s insurance,” Clark wrote."

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