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Post-Tropical Cyclone Ian Barrels through the Carolinas; Parts of Florida Destroyed after Ian's Rampage; Putin Engages in Nuclear Saber Rattling; Volunteers Scour Florida's Barrier Islands for Storm Survivors; Burkina Faso Coup. Aired 12-1a ET

Aired October 01, 2022 - 00:00   ET

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PAULA NEWTON, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the United States and all around the world.

I'm Paula Newton and we begin this hour in the United States where post tropical cyclone Ian is barreling through the Carolinas at this hour with high winds, heavy rain and the threat of floods.

Now officials say the storm thankfully has been downgraded from a hurricane but it still poses a threat as it makes its way inland. It has already caused considerable damage in South Carolina, where it made landfall Friday.

Now you see that video there. It's the storm ripping through a pier in North Myrtle Beach, causing part of it to collapse. Now it also submerged this neighborhood with a storm surge that was several feet high.

So far, thankfully again there have been no reported deaths in South Carolina. It's not the case in Florida. At least 45 people have lost their lives. And we're getting a clearer picture of the extraordinary damage this storm left behind.

Entire neighborhoods that were once brimming with life -- I mean look at it. They're now flattened fields, littered with debris. This is footage from Ft. Myers Beach, where one woman's struggle to survive was captured in a phone call.

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HOPE LABRIOLA, HURRICANE SURVIVOR: I am up to my neck in water.

LISBETH WHELAN, FRIEND: OK, all right.

LABRIOLA: I am so cold.

WHELAN: Hopie, I'm losing you. I can't hear you.

LABRIOLA: I love you. WHELAN: I love you.

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NEWTON: Oh, my gosh, isn't that so distressing?

Thankfully, the woman you heard there was later rescued and so far the Coast Guard says it has saved more than 275 people in Florida. And the U.S. president is offering more help.

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JOE BIDEN (D), PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I've directed that every possible action be taken to save lives and get help to survivors because every single minute counts.

It's not just a crisis for Florida. It's an American crisis. My message to the people of South Carolina is simple. Please listen to all the warnings and directions from local officials and follow their instructions.

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NEWTON: Now at this hour, about 2 million customers in four states are still without power. In Florida, some areas are slowly starting to restore electricity. But the process has been challenging.

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GOV. RON DESANTIS (R-FL): I would say that the biggest challenge with power restoration is going to be in those areas that bore the brunt of that category 4-plus, almost category 5 impact, where it may have uprooted some of the existing infrastructure.

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NEWTON: And we get more details now from CNN's Brian Todd on the ground in Florida.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Nothing left, zero.

BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The full extent of Hurricane Ian's destruction now coming fully into view.

Aerial damage assessments showing coastal Florida neighborhoods with roofs torn off, homes flattened, house after house either flooded or wiped out, some buildings with nothing left but the concrete slab, remote locations like Pine Island and Sanibel Island cut off from the mainland.

These before and after images showing just how hard Sanibel was hit.

DESANTIS: So the only way to access that is either by sea or by air.

TODD: So far, more than 700 people rescued, the governor says.

This car in Orange County was filled with water, up to the seats when the passengers were rescued. The Coast Guard making rescues by air from flooded communities along the coast. Here, a rescuer is lowered into the water, finds a woman in a house surrounded by water.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Make sure you have a bag with a dry pair of clothes, with IDs, cell phones, wallets.

TODD: A basket is lowered, she climbs in, clutches her pet crate and she and her pet are hoisted to safety. Volunteers pitching in as well, using boats to evacuate survivors stranded by the floodwaters.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The surge was higher than nine feet.

TODD: Harrowing stories from the deluge still emerging, including from the survivor who took this video.

RADU MARGINEAN, NAPLES RESIDENT: Initially, the water pushed me up the stairs and then it sucked me back down, as well. I got completely submerged underwater, all above my head.

TODD: Among residents returning to survey the damage, distress and determination.

How do you feel about all of this?

A.J. BLACK, OWNER, OSTERIA CAPRI: I feel it was time for a remodel.

TODD: That's a good outlook.

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TODD: Can you rebuild?

BLACK: Yes.

TODD: Even inland, in places like Orlando, floodwater still high today.

DESANTIS: What we saw in Central Florida was more standing water than what we saw in Southwest Florida, where the big storm surge came in.

TODD: Authorities warning residents of lingering dangers.

What's the biggest danger that the community is facing right now?

CHIEF PETE DIMARIA, NAPLES FIRE DEPARTMENT: We have multiple, multiple dangers out there, downed power lines that might be reenergized. Just try to stay home, try to stay safe and call us if you need us.

TODD: The death toll now over 40, more than a million customers still without power. Some could take days or weeks to restore.

And the figures on property losses remain staggering. According to the property analytics firm CoreLogic, Hurricane Ian could have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses. That could make it the most expensive hurricane in the history of the state of Florida -- Brian Todd, CNN, Naples, Florida.

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NEWTON: Now Ian made its second U.S. landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina, Friday as a category 1 hurricane. Yes, it was still a hurricane with destructive winds and life threatening storm surges.

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NEWTON (voice-over): Power is being restored to impacted areas as officials assess the damage in shelters, where people took refuge from the storm in Charleston County, are set to close Saturday afternoon. While the storm is weakened as it moves further inland the governors of South and North Carolina say risks remain.

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GOV. HENRY MCMASTER (R-SC): This is not as bad as it could have been. A lot of prayers have been answered. But I would ask people don't quit yet because it's still coming.

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GOV. ROY COOPER (D-NC): Flash floods are a concern and that's why we want people to go ahead and stay off the roads, to also listen to their local officials. They would be the ones to make a determination whether someone needed to evacuate an area.

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NEWTON: CNN's Nick Valencia is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and filed this report for us.

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NICK VALENCIA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The worst of the hurricane appears to have come and gone here in Myrtle Beach.

And though Hurricane Ian made landfall just south of us, it brought significant damage here in and around the area, particularly in North Myrtle Beach to the Cherry Grove pier, which was just wrecked by the heavy rain and significant wind that came with Hurricane Ian, portions of that pier floating into the Atlantic.

Now there was concerns here from local officials for localized flooding, especially along the coast. Some residents did get water inside their homes. And there was at least one rescue in the county.

Here along the coast where we were standing just hours ago, was underwater; all of that water has receded back into the ocean but the wind here continues to be a factor.

And perhaps the most dramatic scene that we saw throughout the day on Friday, there was a shrimp boat that seemingly appeared out of nowhere in the Atlantic, just getting hammered by those choppy waves. And initially it wasn't clear if there was anyone on that boat.

We did talk to the Horry County sheriff's office, who said it was yesterday -- or rather Thursday -- that the crew was evacuated by the Coast Guard. It was anchored down. But because of that severe weather it drifted ashore here.

Actually one person was arrested trying to climb into that boat. The cleanup continues in Horry County, in and around Myrtle Beach. And there's going to be a lot to clean up in the coming days-- Nick Valencia, CNN, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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NEWTON: For more, let's bring in the Myrtle Beach emergency management director, Travis Glatki.

And thanks for joining us on what has been I'm sure an incredibly busy day. I mean, bring us up to speed here.

Is the worst over and what have been the lasting effects so far?

TRAVIS GLATKI, MYRTLE BEACH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR: So right before I came on air with you, I just received the initial damage assessment reports that our city personnel have been out doing and, you know, it seems like we fared out pretty well.

There's obviously some damages to properties alongside our beachside community. The closer you get to the ocean, the more severe the damage is. Inland, we were able to escape the majority of the problems. There were some power issues, utility issues. But for the most part, the majority of Myrtle Beach survived pretty well, I thought.

NEWTON: Yes, and it's incredible you say that when we, you know, just showed pictures of homes that are on stilts but still they have been inundated with water.

What was the main issue today?

Was it the flooding?

Was it power?

Is it still power?

How's the water situation coming together in the community?

GLATKI: So from basically the beginning of the week, when we found out whether it was the tropical storm or hurricane coming at us, our biggest concern was coastal flooding and the storm surge. Unfortunately, that became a reality. I believe our storm surge

actually got all the way up to 6 feet, which is some of the highest in recorded history for Myrtle Beach.

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GLATKI: When you put that in with the heavy rain, high tide was at 11 o'clock this morning, the storm hit us at 2:00. Just the way timing worked out, you know, the coastal flooding really became our major issue.

Obviously the power and utilities throughout Myrtle Beach was always a concern. But those companies, I've got to give it to them, they were on it. So we expect to be close to 100 percent probably by midnight today so ...

NEWTON: Incredible. One of the pictures we're looking at now is the Apache Pier, which did not survive, I take it.

Has that happened before?

GLATKI: Yes, we have a history with our piers, not just with Myrtle Beach but north and south of us. They sustain damage every hurricane.

But you know, the more severe damage that comes from hurricanes like this, where you get that tropical storm surge, that flooding, you know, and, unfortunately, it's the cost of doing business, of having a pier all the way out there in the ocean without any protection around it.

NEWTON: Well, I've walked that pier. It is lovely and hopefully to be rebuilt very soon. I did not realize it was at historic levels today, the storm surge.

And having said that, you've been working on plans for years in your career in terms of mitigation, right?

GLATKI: Yes.

NEWTON: I'm going to lean on your experience here.

What have you learned about what has been this unprecedented menace that is Hurricane Ian?

GLATKI: So the big thing for us is, you know, every year, starting in March, our department is out there, community reach, public education, because a lot of people aren't familiar with hurricanes.

So we have basically six, seven months dedicated specifically to hurricanes, trying to educate people. Throughout the week leading up to this, our public works team was out there, making sure drainage was working.

Our beachside coordinators were making sure that the beach was protected as much as possible. You know, as great as it is living on the beach, sometimes, you know, bad things happen. So we're working on it.

NEWTON: And in terms of the plans being in place, though, do you think this kind of a hurricane was a game changer?

I mean we've already got one historic marker on it.

I mean, is it a bit unsettling to think what might happen to storms over the next decade?

GLATKI: Yes, I mean, the majority of the flooding happened in areas that we have previously identified flood easier than others throughout the years.

But I think we do need to look more into our plans and mitigation efforts for those specific areas, you know, when some of it, unfortunately, is human error. We had a lot of water rescues today just from people driving through water in the roadways.

And as much as we preach and we put on signage and everything, you know, don't drive through water -- turn around, don't drown -- unfortunately, some people didn't listen. So a lot of our emergency calls today had to deal with rescuing people from their vehicles.

NEWTON: That's incredible because, as you said, we -- everyone tries to warn people ahead of time. I guess it is hard at times to judge exactly where those water levels are. Travis, listen, we'll wish you the best on getting through cleanup and good to hear you're through the worst.

Appreciate it.

GLATKI: You bet, much appreciate it.

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NEWTON: Russia, meantime is pushing ahead with its plans to annex nearly a fifth of Ukraine. But as soon as the annexation ceremony in Moscow is done, widespread condemnation is quick to follow.

Plus continuing coverage on Ian's impact on Florida and elsewhere in the eastern U.S. Stay with us. We'll have more after a quick break.

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NEWTON: Russia is moving ahead with its plan to carry out the largest forced annexation in Europe since World War II. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

NEWTON (voice-over): At a large ceremony in Moscow Friday, President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of close to one-fifth of Ukraine. The move follows so-called referenda in four partially occupied regions, which the West dismissed as shams.

As soon as Mr. Putin signed annexation documents, Western nations made it clear the move will not be recognized. The U.S. and Britain, along with other G7 members, are already pushing for new sanctions on Moscow.

Diplomatic tensions meantime later spilled into the U.N. Security Council. Moscow vetoed a resolution that condemned the referenda and called for Russian forces to leave Ukraine. Now no other country voted against the measure. In response, U.S. president Joe Biden is giving the Russian leader a stern warning, addressing him directly. Listen.

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JOE BIDEN (D), PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Well, the United States is never going to recognize this. And quite frankly, the world's not going to recognize it, either. He can't seize his neighbor's territory and get away with it. It's as simple as that.

America's fully prepared, with our NATO allies, to defend every single inch of NATO territory, every single inch. So Mr. Putin, don't misunderstand what I'm saying: every inch.

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NEWTON: Meantime, Ukraine responded to Mr. Putin's announcement by doing one of the last things he wanted, applying to join NATO. Now President Zelenskyy signed an application on Friday next to Ukraine's prime minister and parliament speaker.

Mr. Putin has said he sees NATO's expansion in Eastern Europe as an existential threat to Russia.

NATO's secretary-general says the alliance supports Ukraine's right to choose its own path but says the decision is ultimately up to all 30 members. Mr. Zelenskyy says the membership bid will benefit more than just Ukraine.

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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): Today here in Kyiv, in the heart of our country, we are taking a decisive step for the security of the entire community of free nations.

Security has no alternatives but determination is needed to guarantee it. We are taking our decisive step by signing Ukraine's application for accelerated accession to NATO.

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NEWTON: CNN's Matthew Chance joins me now from New York with the latest.

And, Matthew, even by the standards of the last few months, this really was an astonishing speech.

I mean, what did you make of it, including the optics that went along with it, right?

MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, pretty incredible. I mean, you thought Vladimir Putin was going to back down. I don't know why he would. He would have been wrong because he doubles down in situations like this.

And it's exactly what we saw. It was a speech full of, you know, vitriol against the West. He talks about how the West wanted to break up Russia because it couldn't stand the idea that it was a powerful country with vast resources that didn't obey Western commands.

And he made it quite clear, of course, that there were four new regions of the Russian Federation, the areas in Ukraine that he was announcing the annexation of. And he also made it absolutely clear that there was not going to be -- in any negotiations, they were not going to be on the table in the future. Take a listen to what he had to say.

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VLADIMIR PUTIN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): I want the Kyiv authorities and their real masters in the West to hear me and remember, those people who live in these four regions are becoming our citizens forever.

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CHANCE: Yes, forever, right. And the response to that from the Ukrainians has been, like, well, we want to have peace talks as well. But not with Vladimir Putin, not now.

NEWTON: Yes, and you hardly blame them for that. The response from the West has been fairly forceful. And that includes from Ukraine, saying they want an accelerated path to NATO. But this is fairly delicate still, isn't it, especially when that threat of nuclear weapons is still on the table.

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CHANCE: I think it's really frightening, actually, because Vladimir Putin has tied his fate very much to the fortunes of the future of these four regions in Ukraine that he has now announced this annexation of.

And that puts us in a very, very difficult and dangerous position. He's also made it quite clear that he regards these territories as part of mother Russia. And if mother Russia is attacked or, as they define it as so, he reserves the right to use nuclear weapons.

And Vladimir Putin, as you know very well, is a very unpredictable character. He's made strategic mistakes in this conflict so far.

And there's a possibility, of course, that has to be considered, that he could make another one, even though the United States and others are saying they're not seeing any sign of nuclear weapons being prepared at this stage.

No one seriously is ruling out that possibility. And the fact we're even talking about it is, in itself, you know, kind of unprecedented, really, in its danger.

NEWTON: It is chilling, isn't it, Matthew?

I want to thank you for your analysis. Really appreciate it.

Now remnants of Hurricane Ian no longer posing major threat to life and property. But it's still caused problems for South Carolina. Our reports coming up after the break.

Also ahead, how volunteers are saving lives in hardhit Florida.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When Americans are in trouble in bad spots usually we do water zones and conflict zones. But Hurricane Ian qualifies.

BILL WEIR, CNN CHIEF CLIMATE CORRESPONDENT: And you're named after Churchill's operation.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Correct.

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WEIR: The Churchill of Dunkirk.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And out here we are going to rescue people off of Sanibel, which is cut off from the world right now. Yes, so it's very apropos.

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NEWTON: And welcome back to our viewers here in the United States and Canada, I'm Paula Newton, you are watching CNN NEWSROOM.

The losses of life and property from Hurricane Ian are so staggering along Florida's Gulf Coast that no one can yet quantify just how devastating it has truly been. Now countless vacation homes, hotels, businesses, boats, vehicles -- you can see they simply vanished after the category four storm made landfall Wednesday. One analysis predicts the insured losses in the state will be nearly

$50 billion. Tragically, Florida's death toll continues to climb, as search and rescue teams comb through mountains of debris for more victims.

Ian is now a post-tropical cyclone. And that was after making landfall again in South Carolina. So far, at least 45 storm related fatalities have been confirmed. But officials fear the final tally could be in the hundreds. The U.S. Coast Guard says many people are still stranded by deep water. Listen to this.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What we are finding is many of the people are not critically injured and they are not in immediate distress but they are stranded. They are stuck on islands, either manmade islands that have been in there for some time, surrounded by water, but more importantly, those areas where islands were before.

And now they are surrounded by waters.

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NEWTON: Remember, they are stranded there without power, without any way to get in touch with anyone. It is quite a situation. Authorities are especially concerned, as you were just hearing there, about the Barrier Islands near Ft. Myers, which took the brunt of the hurricane.

Many residents apparently chose not to evacuate and are now cut off from the mainland. CNN's Bill Weir joined volunteers as they went to Sanibel Island to find survivors who might want to leave.

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WEIR: We see it after every hurricane, that, after the storm passes and the sun comes out, the shock, the anguish really begins for so many people as they assess their losses.

But in that moment, I like to go back to the best tip I've ever heard about covering these disasters. It came from Mr. Rogers, who taught my kids that, in these horrifying moments, look for the helpers.

WEIR (voice-over): After Ian's violent visit, this is what's left of the Causeway Bridge from Mainland Florida to Sanibel Island. And this is the now impassable bridge to Pine Island. So for residents of both, boats and helicopters are the only exit options.

And while Coast Guard Black Hawks and Chinooks buzzed over the Barrier Islands on the grim day after two of the only boats in this part of the Gulf, carry civilian volunteers from the Cajun Navy, those good ol' boys with bass boats and big hearts.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Give us a name of an individual tell somebody to go pick up we'll try to go get them.

WEIR (voice-over): And a newer outfit known as Project Dynamo, led by a former military intelligence officer more accustomed to saving Americans from Russians in Ukraine or the Taliban in Afghanistan.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When Americans are in trouble in bad spots -- usually, we do war zones and conflict zones but Hurricane Ian qualifies.

WEIR: And you're named after Churchill's operation..

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Correct.

WEIR: .. to get the British soldiers off the beach at Dunkirk.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Off of Dunkirk.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And now here we are. We're going to rescue some people off of Sanibel, which is cut off from the world right now.

WEIR: Yes. Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, so it's very apropos.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Trying to help out if they need help.

Do you need help?

WEIR: You need help?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You want to get out of here?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Give us a minute. We will come up there.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We will come there.

WEIR (voice-over): We follow the cry for help ashore on Sanibel to find a gentleman --

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WEIR (voice-over): -- eager to accept the boatlift but unable to convince his better half.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Keep going. We're going.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: To where?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Fort Myers. Fort Myers.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The bridge is out. The bridge is knocked out.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm not -- I'm not ready to go.

WEIR: A cursory stroll around this part of Sanibel reveals plenty of hazards, like the hiss of natural gas spewing from a broken tank.

But in one of the most coveted zip codes in Florida, the construction mostly held up, which is in stark contrast to Pine Island.

Look at this one, absolutely flattened, especially the mobile homes of the working class and retirees living in St. James City.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, ma'am, are you OK?

Your daughter called us.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I can imagine.

WEIR: When their phone cut out early in the storm, the grandchildren of Nancy and Robert Sharon (ph) were so scared, they called the Cajun Navy and Project Dynamo and begged them to go check for proof of life.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I heard that they weren't going to do anything after the beach closed down.

But my granddaughters are in Ohio. And she was crying hysterical when I talked to her before. She's like: "We were thinking that you had gotten hurt." And I said: "No, there's no service. There's no service."

WEIR: Yes. That's the thing. The uncertainty brings so much fear and stress.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And I knew it. And that's -- that had me more worried than what was going on at the time, because I knew my family was worried.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's terrible what we're going through. There's a terrible set of circumstances. The destruction is unbelievable. The suffering is going to be bad. Hundreds of people are dead right now. We just haven't found them yet.

So this is true carnage. It's a war zone.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One, two, three.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you, gentlemen.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But at the same time, I'm really happy that we can be here to help.

WEIR: It was also so lovely to see Brian and the rest of the guys there show such empathy for the woman who is not ready to leave. He told me he thought she might be in shock. She doesn't fully appreciate how unlivable Sanibel is going to be over the coming days.

And so they will go back and try to get her again the next day. Projectdynamo.org or gocajunnavy.org, other ways you might throw them a couple bucks. They will gas those boats but they'll be out there. And we'll keep looking for the helpers. I'm going to send it back to you.

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NEWTON: Our thanks to Bill Weir there.

As we mentioned, the storm left Florida and moved up the U.S. East Coast and is now over South Carolina. It was not nearly as devastating as in Florida but still left its mark on local communities. CNN's Miguel Marquez was on South Carolina's Pawleys Island and filed this report.

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MIGUEL MARQUEZ, CNN SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: This was a fishing pier that had been here for many, many years, sort of beloved in the community, lots of fish caught off this pier.

We can -- I'll show you the remnants now. You can see part of the pier still but it's too dark to show you. But we can show you a bit of what is left of this pier.

Look, it's a pile of rubble. But what is important to keep in mind -- this came on as a category 1 just south of here. It made landfall. And it just pummeled the coastline here, not just this pier but the dunes along the coast here.

And then pushing tons of debris back into the city, the town as well and further inland, just a massive amount of debris was pushed in, destroying this pier along the way. Amazingly, no one was injured, no one was killed in this area that we have heard of so far.

There were several rescues that were done, no injured, no one killed, which is great. Because of what happened in Florida, because it was so bad in Florida, people really paid attention here.

There were some people out on the street, there were no mass evacuations here. There were no evacuation orders. They asked people to stay home, to stay off the streets and to watch the weather very carefully. And it seems here in the Carolinas, at least, at people did just that.

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NEWTON: Thanks to Miguel Marquez there.

Now Orange County, Florida, sent a message to people worried about their dogs and their cats in the wake of Hurricane Ian. It said simply, "Pets are family, period."

The county showed photos of animals being rescued from flooded streets, apartments and assisted living facilities. It recommends owners prepare pet disaster kits.

What a great idea, right?

In advance with vital information such as rabies certificates as well as extra collars, leashes and medication in sealed bags. They also recommended -- don't forget those toys and treats to help ease pets' anxiety during an emergency. Now if you would like to safely and securely help people affected by

Hurricane Ian who may be in need of shelter, food and water, please go to cnn.com/impact. You will find several ways that you can help.

Coming up for us, the latest on a coup in Burkina Faso. We'll find out who's in charge now just months after the last military takeover.

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NEWTON: The death toll from Friday's suicide bomb attack on an education center in Kabul, Afghanistan, has risen to 25.

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NEWTON (voice-over): Local hospitals say at least 56 others were wounded. Police say the blast happened while students were taking a practice university entrance exam. Witnesses say most of the victims were young women.

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NEWTON: There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack.

So for the second time this year the Burkina Faso government has been overthrown in a coup. The military announced the dismissal of previous (INAUDIBLE) chief, President Paul-Henri Damiba.

Now the new leader is army captain Ibrahim Traore, who has suspended the constitution, closed the borders and declared, in fact, a nightly curfew. The announcement caps a day that began with gunfire in the capital, an explosion near the presidential palace and interruptions during state TV programming.

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NEWTON: Following all these developments, CNN's Larry Madowo.

Larry, of course, a troubling situation, right, especially given the kind of year it's been already in Burkina Faso.

What more are you learning about this new leadership?

LARRY MADOWO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: We don't know a lot about the Captain Ibrahim Traore, who's now the president of the movement for the preservation and restoration of MPSR.

That is the military grouping of people who are in charge of the country. They already carried out one coup in January in Burkina Faso and now a second coup. The reason this group deposed president Roch Kabore in January is because he failed to deal, according to them, with the Islamist insurgency in the country, which has been raging since 2013 (ph).

And the reason they've now deposed their own military leader, Paul- Henry Damiba, is for the same failure, according to them, to handle that growing insecurity in the country. In fact, just a week ago, this former leader, military leader, defended the coup, saying it is a matter of survival for them.

It's an absolute necessity to bring some stability to the country. And yesterday, after the initial men in military fatigues around the state's broadcasted some explosions, some heavy military equipment in the city, he said helps the negotiations to bring some normality back to the country.

But it didn't work because Friday night this man again on state television, and every good time you see them, this is what they tell the international community about what's happening in the country.

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CAPT. KISWENDSIDA FAROUK AZARIA SORGHO, COUP SPOKESPERSON (through translator): Dear citizens, aware of our historic responsibility, MPSR commits to the entire combat forces to focus on the issue of security and the re-establishing of our territorial integrity.

The seizing of power right now signifies the unwavering will to MPSR to include all the social strata of the Faso without any distinction of the future of the transition in our shared fight.

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MADOWO: The government, the constitution, all political activities, the transition charter are all suspended in Burkina Faso. They've closed the land and area borders and it's really a huge step back for the country, democratic backsliding, if you call it.

Burkina Faso's had a really difficult democratic past. It's had eight successful coups since its in independence its 1964. So this is another situation that takes the country all the way back as it tries to deal with this growing insecurity in the country.

NEWTON: It has to be an unnerving few days here at least for those in the country. Larry Madowo, I know you'll continue following the story for us. Appreciate it.

Now South Korea is accusing Pyongyang of serious provocations of threatening the security of the Korean Peninsula and the world after North Korea test-fired two short range ballistic missiles early Saturday.

Japan's Coast Guard said at least one had fallen into the sea. U.S. military officials say there's no immediate threat to U.S. territory. North Korea has conducted similar tests in just the past couple of days. Pyongyang launched missiles before and after U.S. vice president Kamala Harris visited the Korean demilitarized zone on Thursday.

Some new coins have been revealed by the U.K.'s Royal Mint, the first to feature the portrait of Britain's new king. We get the details straight ahead.

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NEWTON: U.K.'s royal mint has just unveiled the portrait of King Charles that will be imprinted on British coins. His new image will appear on the Commonwealth 5 pound coin as well as a 50 pence coin, which will also honor the life of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth. CNN's Anna Stewart is in London with the latest.

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ANNA STEWART, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A new coin for a newly minted monarch. Here in London, Britain's official coin maker is moving full steam ahead with the country's new legal tender, just one of several changes taking place following the death of Britain's longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.

Although it will be a while before Britons bid a permanent goodbye to the image of their beloved queen.

ANNE JESSOPP, CEO, ROYAL MINT: For the next 20 years we will see coins that have the late Majority's portrait on and also the king's portrait on. Currently there are about 27 billion coins that have the queen's effigy on. They'll just continue to cocirculate.

STEWART (voice-over): The proclamation of King Charles III has presented coin makers with a fresh challenge.

KEVIN CLANCY, DIRECTOR, ROYAL MINT MUSEUM: It is quite a moment in British history. It's a personal moment for King Charles III and personal because we're representing his likeness. The way that it's been modeled, the way it's been sculpted, creates an accessibility.

STEWART (voice-over): Great pains have been taken to pay tribute to the queen's 70-year reign through a 5-pound coin available to collectors, featuring a portrait of Her Majesty at the beginning of her reign and one portrait capturing the monarch in her later years; whereas the first coin to enter later circulation will be a 50 pence coin.

Bearing one striking difference to its predecessor.

CLANCY: The direction in the king faces, he faces in the opposite direction to the queen. So he faces to the left; the queen faced to the right. And that's a 300-year-old tradition. We have no idea actually why.

STEWART (voice-over): Coin makers hope this new 50 p coin will enter circulation just in time for Christmas. It's all part of a 1,000-year tradition of British royals being depicted on coins. CLANCY: Historically there's always been a portrait of the monarch. The income pacts (ph) of Anglo-Saxon times.

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CLANCY: And for the greater part of Anglo-Saxon, early medieval period, it wasn't a recognizable individual. At the end of the 15th century, there was a recognizable image suddenly on the coins, which must have been an electrifying moment for the people of Britain at that time, that suddenly you could see the features of their king.

STEWART (voice-over): Nowadays, the British people will not only need to equate themselves with new coins but also bank notes and stamps, which will all change to reflect the new head of state. And as Britain edges closer to a cashless society, coin makers hope these designs will spark a renewed interest in coins.

CLANCY: There's no question people that will want to mark this occasion, this moment in British history. Coins have that relationship. People nickname them. It's such a familiar object in people's lives that the king is there, staring back at them, as it were, it makes that connection between monarch and people.

STEWART (voice-over): And allow members of the public to feel part of this new chapter in British history -- Anna Stewart, CNN, London.

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NEWTON: So that wraps this hour of CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Paula Newton. I'll be right back in just a moment with more of our coverage of the impact of Hurricane Ian.