DThree days after Hurricane Ian hit the Florida coast, the extent of the damage is becoming increasingly clear.
The number of confirmed deaths has risen to at least 50. However, the search teams have not yet been able to penetrate all of the affected areas. About 10,000 people remain missing, said Kevin Guthrie, Florida’s chief of emergency management.
Around 1.2 million households in Florida were still without power on Saturday, and another 300,000 in the states of North and South Carolina and in Virginia.
240 kilometers per hour
Hurricane Ian hit Florida’s east coast on Wednesday with wind speeds of up to 240 kilometers per hour and arrived weakened in the port city of Georgetown in South Carolina on Friday. According to the analysis company CoreLogic, insurers are expecting losses of between 28 and 47 billion dollars.
Ian has since weakened to a post-tropical cyclone. According to the National Hurricane Center, the danger is not over yet. Storm surges and strong winds should continue to be expected in North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, it said.
