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Hurricane Ian wreaks havoc on Florida, regains steam in Atlantic

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Hurricane Ian unleashed «historic» devastation in Florida, leaving a yet unknown number of dead in its wake, officials said Thursday, as the storm restrengthened in the Atlantic on a path toward the Carolinas.
September 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian unleashed «historic» devastation in Florida, leaving a yet unknown number of dead in its wake, officials said Thursday, as the storm restrengthened in the Atlantic on a path toward the Carolinas.

The storm, one of the most powerful ever to hit the United States, left hundreds of people in need of rescue, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said, while warning it was still too early to get a clear picture of the death toll.
«We absolutely expect to have mortality from this hurricane,» he said at a press conference Thursday evening.
President Joe Biden, after a briefing at FEMA emergency management headquarters in Washington, said «this could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida history.»
The numbers «are still unclear, but we’re hearing reports of what may be substantial loss of life,» he added.
DeSantis said concrete information about casualty numbers could be expected «in the coming days.»
Fort Myers, where Ian made landfall as a powerful Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday, took much of the brunt of the storm, as streets became rivers and seawater poured into houses.
Dozens of boats moored in the marina were sunk while others were tossed on to downtown streets.
Trees were toppled by the howling winds of up to 150 miles per hour (240 kilometers per hour).
After weakening as it worked its way across Florida, Ian regained its Category 1 status in the Atlantic and was expected to make a turn towards the Carolinas where it would again cause «life-threatening flooding, storm surge and strong winds,» the National Hurricane Center said Thursday night.
‘Horrifying’
Earlier in the day, DeSantis described the destruction in the southwest part of his state as a «500-year flood event.

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