After being struck by Hurricane Ian yesterday, which caused significant damage, wrecked numerous structures, and inundated several streets before heading towards the state of South Carolina early on Friday morning, flood waters imprisoned thousands of families in Florida.
The US National Hurricane Center forecasted that “Ian” would hit the state of “South Carolina” as a Category 1 hurricane within the next few hours; Its winds reached 80 mph (129 km/h). The American “Associated Press” news agency reported that “Ian” regained strength as a massive hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean last night, hours after it swept the Florida peninsula as a category 4 tropical storm.
One day after Ian’s arrival, the destruction in Florida resembled a Category 4 destroyed metropolis. It was one of the most intense hurricanes to ever hit the United States, flooding coastal homes, slicing across roadways, damaging a beloved waterfront pier, and bringing about a 2. 67 outage. 1 million homes and businesses, or close to 25% of the electric utility users in Florida.
Additionally, Sanibel Mayor Dana Souza reported late on Thursday that two of the four hurricane-related fatalities in Florida were residents of the badly damaged Sanibel Island, which is located off the west coast of Florida. And after the hurricane last Tuesday roared across Cuba, there were reports of three more fatalities there.
According to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the US Coast Guard, National Guard, and urban search and rescue teams have participated in at least 700 rescue operations thus far, the majority of which have been carried out by air.
In the meantime, National Guard troops have been stationed in South Carolina since the wee hours of this morning to offer support, which includes being ready for water rescue operations.
Before Hurricane “Ian “‘s” power marginally reduced to a tropical storm on Friday, US President Joe Biden proclaimed Florida to be in a disaster situation on Thursday. US Vice President Kamala Harris urged people to leave the area to avoid injury and stated that the Biden administration was “completely committed” to offering federal assistance to Florida, which was affected by Hurricane Ian.
Numerous people in Florida are stranded by flooding, and Hurricane Ian is headed toward South Carolina.
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