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Hurricane Ian swept through the Atlantic and southeast U.S. coast this week, leaving a path of catastrophic damage in Cuba, Florida and the Carolinas.
Ian has left dozens dead, torn apart homes, caused life-threatening flooding and triggered widespread blackouts.
On Friday, President Joe Biden said that Hurricane Ian is « likely to rank among the worst in the nation’s history, » and noted Florida will take « months – years – to rebuild. »
Ian, now a post-tropical cyclone, headed north into North Carolina Saturday, with heavy rain expected for the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic. By Saturday night, the storm is set to weaken and dissipate over south-central Virginia – but severe weather conditions could continue until then.
Here are some photos of Ian’s destruction in Cuba, Florida and the Carolinas.
Hurricane Ian battered western Cuba early Tuesday as a Category 3 storm – triggering a collapse of the entire country’s already-fragile power grid, life-threatening flooding and high winds that damaged houses and toppled trees.
