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PHOTOS: Dozens dead, thousands stranded and millions without electricity, the disaster left behind by Hurricane Ian in Florida

2022-09-30 11:12:22Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

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As Hurricane Ian strengthens in the Atlantic and heads toward the South Carolina coast, officials are assessing the devastation wrought in Florida in what is being characterized as the worst natural disaster in the state's history.

At least 19 people have died in the US as a result of the storm, which made landfall in southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm on Wednesday afternoon.

Weakening to a tropical storm as it crossed the Florida peninsula, Ian has since intensified into a Category 1 storm with sustained winds of nearly 85 mph after reaching open waters.

Here are the latest developments:

Florida island residents unable to enter mainland: Residents unable or unable to evacuate stranded, requiring contact and rescue by first responders via helicopter. Bridges to nearby Pine Island have failed and Matlacha, a small island also near Cape Coral, is said to be completely cut off.

More than 2 million are without power: As outages in Florida are slowly being repaired, more than 2.2 million customers remain in the dark as of early Friday, according to PowerOutage.us. The southwestern counties of Hardee, Charlotte, Lee and Highlands are among the hardest hit, and Volusia and Seminole counties near the Atlantic coast are also reporting significant power losses.

Dangers remain after storm: Search teams have begun going door-to-door in the hardest-hit parts of the state to conduct welfare checks after floodwaters initially sidelined first responders. Residents who stayed through the storm are urged to be careful of power lines that are entangled within downed trees and warned of possible electrified water.
Hundreds, if not more, have sought rescue: More than 500 individuals have been rescued in Charlotte and Lee counties as of Thursday afternoon, according to the Florida Department of Emergency Management. Crews from Orange County made rescues for people and pets in waist-deep water. The US Coast Guard conducted 28 rescues in the early hours of Thursday morning from Fort Myers to St. Petersburg, an official told CNN, and included sea rescues and roof rescues.

Major flooding in central Florida: Orlando and surrounding areas face "historic flooding" in parts of the city, and high water levels may remain for some time. "Unfortunately the only way the water is going to fall is to recede naturally," said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. Kissimmee — 18 miles south of Orlando — saw an unprecedented amount of flooding and one of its hospitals during the storm was surrounded by floodwaters, officials said.

South Carolina could be hit during high tide: Forecasts have Ian making landfall by midday Friday, potentially at high tide that could worsen the storms. In Charleston, a city that is particularly vulnerable to coastal flooding, high tide is at 11:41 a.m. ET. In Myrtle Beach, high tide is at 11:18 AM ET.

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