I have family who are going through that, both in North Carolina and in Florida. We live in the midwest where we “just” have flooding and tornados. We’re always thankful when it isn’t us. BTW, my cousins in NC are some of the fortunate ones. They’re working with those providing aid getting to those needing it. The ones in Florida were also fortunate. No major damage.
Then again, this is set in the south where “ants” means those demons from hell, fire ants.