Slide Show: Northeast Florida Communities Affected by Hurricane Matthew

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The storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of residents along the east coast of Florida, and many of those in coastal areas saw flooding from Hurricane Matthew’s storm surge, including 99-year-old Henry Lantelme of St. Augustine. Lantelme, a 30-year Navy veteran, lives alone in his Anastasia Island home, which was surrounded by several feet of water during the height of the storm. His home did not take on water, but his garage and car were both flooded. Red Cross workers Don Foreman, of Panama City, Florida, and Peter Macias, of Alexandria, Virginia, spoke with Lantelme about storm damage and provided him with meals, water, snacks and a comfort kit.

Atlantic Beach, Florida. Photo credit: April M. Phillips

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The storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of residents along the east coast of Florida, and many of those in coastal areas saw flooding from Hurricane Matthew’s storm surge, including 99-year-old Henry Lantelme of St. Augustine. Lantelme, a 30-year Navy veteran, lives alone in his Anastasia Island home, which was surrounded by several feet of water during the height of the storm. His home did not take on water, but his garage and car were both flooded. Red Cross workers Don and Ellen Foreman, of Panama City, Florida, spoke with Lantelme about storm damage and provided him with meals, water, snacks and a comfort kit.

St. Augustine, Florida. Photo credit: Peter Macias

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Rodney Huebner, a Red Cross volunteer from Jacksonville, Florida, helped Donna Kenstler, of Atlantic Beach, Florida, carry meals, water and snacks to her home. Kenstler and those in her neighborhood have been without power since Friday as temperatures rose into the mid- to upper 80s Saturday and Sunday.

Atlantic Beach, Florida. Photo credit: April M. Phillips

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Rodney Huebner, a Red Cross volunteer from Jacksonville, Florida, helped Donna Kenstler, of Atlantic Beach, Florida, carry meals, water and snacks to her home. Kenstler and those in her neighborhood have been without power since Friday as temperatures rose into the mid- to upper 80s Saturday and Sunday.

Atlantic Beach, Florida. Photo credit: April M. Phillips

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Rodney Huebner, a Red Cross volunteer from Jacksonville, Florida, helped Cecilla (right), 11, and Tiara (center), 13, of Atlantic Beach, Florida, carry meals, water and snacks to their home. The girls and their mother have been without power since Friday as temperatures rose into the mid- to upper 80s Saturday and Sunday.

Atlantic Beach, Florida. Photo credit: April M. Phillips

October 10, 2016

This weekend, American Red Cross workers began visiting communities affected by Hurricane Matthew in Northeast Florida.

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