Hurricane Ian killed at least 17 people in the United States, with officials warning the death toll will increase.
A 22-year-old woman died after an off-road vehicle overturned on a faded stretch of road.
Meanwhile, a 71-year-old man died of head injuries when he fell from a roof while mounting rain shutters.
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Florida storm flood timelapse
Many of those who lost their lives have drowned, including a 68-year-old woman who was swept into the ocean by a wave.
These casualties occurred in Florida, where Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction.
Having headed for the Atlantic Ocean, the storm has now reached another landing place in South Carolina.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says rescue teams went door-to-door to more than 3,000 homes in the worst-hit areas, looking for survivors and trying to rescue thousands of people trapped in flooded buildings.
Other deaths during the hurricane included an 80-year-old woman and a 94-year-old man who relied on oxygen machines that stopped working due to power outages.
Separately, a 67-year-old man who was waiting to be rescued lost his life after falling into rising water inside his home.
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The devastation of Florida seen from above
In Florida, the latest data suggests that more than 1.7 million residents are still without electricity. Another 400,000 homes and businesses in Carolina are also affected.
At a press conference, DeSantis assured the public that these outages will be resolved, but in the worst-hit areas he warned it could take more than 48 hours to bring the infrastructure back online.
He also warned that looting or taking advantage of people in a vulnerable situation would not be tolerated and that criminals who did so were at enormous risk.
“I wouldn’t want to risk it, as we are a Second Amendment state,” DeSantis told reporters.
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Dramatic images show the extent of the destruction
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Dramatic Coast Guard rescue in Florida
Hurricane Ian is one of the strongest storms to ever hit the United States, with President Joe Biden warning it will likely rank among the worst in American history.
“We are just beginning to see the extent of that destruction,” he added.
A 70-year-old retiree, Rita Chambers, lives in Fort Myers, one of the worst-hit cities in Florida.
He said Ian was unlike any storm he’d ever seen, but added, “I’d rather shovel sand from my Florida home than shovel snow in New York. If you live in heaven, you have to endure a hurricane.”
