Hurricane Ian death toll

As flooding traps people in their homes, the storm is now taking aim at South Carolina.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: If you do not know how to climb a ladder. "If you do not know how to use a chainsaw. "It was terrifying, because you're helpless", one of the residents, Kim said. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. it was brutal". "I am committed to you and the recovery of the island, we will stand by you no matter how long it takes to get it done." "To the people of Puerto Rico, we have not gone away," President Biden said on Thursday, speaking at the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) in Washington DC. If you do not know the difference between a cable line and a power line, you should not be doing that." Some parts of Naples, a seaside city south of Fort Myers, have been rendered a dark and deserted ghost town, and the city's iconic pier has been smashed in half. "To see a house just sitting in the middle of Estero Bay, literally must have gotten picked up, flown because of the massive wind speed and the storm surge and deposited in a body of water," he said. Joe Biden has warned the category one storm could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history, with a "substantial loss of life".

Ian is expected to make landfall near Charleston, S.C., as a Category 1 hurricane around midday Friday.

Ron DeSantis (R) said there was no confirmed death toll as of Thursday evening but that authorities “absolutely expect to have mortality from this hurricane.” [Search efforts continue](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/29/hurricane-ian-rescues-victims/?itid=hp-top-table-main-t-2&itid=lk_inline_manual_4), with more than 700 confirmed rescues so far. [veered north of Florida](https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/09/24/ian-storm-tracker-map/?itid=lk_inline_manual_4). President Biden declared an emergency in South Carolina hours ahead of Ian’s expected landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Charleston around midday Friday.

It is expected to make a second official landfall Friday afternoon in South Carolina, bringing with it heavy winds and "life-threatening" storm surge along the ...

[NHC officials warned Thursday night](https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1575602757012168704) that many hurricane-related deaths occur days after the storm has passed while people are recovering. [National Hurricane Center](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2022/al09/al092022.update.09281909.shtml?). [weakening into a tropical storm](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/27/live-hurricane-ian-southwest-florida). [NHC said](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2022/al09/al092022.public.032.shtml?). [news briefing Thursday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmmbX5OieU4). [AP](https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-ian-live-updates-cc53497a4e7a53523c4f63c7bd9ffa0a). [National Hurricane Center](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/history/)during the first half of the 20th century saw between around 350 and 1,800 deaths. [hurricane status on Thursday night](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/29/live-updates-tropical-storm-ian-georgia-carolinas-thursday) on its way to a damaging encounter with the Carolinas and a portion of southern Georgia. [major surge-related flooding](https://twitter.com/DrAHButler/status/1575160965015883779)during the storm. [Hurricane Ian](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/29/live-updates-tropical-storm-ian-georgia-carolinas-thursday) pummeled Florida's western coast with [record storm surge flooding](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/28/hurricane-ian-storm-surge-southwest-florida) as high as 12 feet in some areas and intense winds, according to [AP](https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-ian-live-updates-02202ebdebd898bb82ab0422f8c729cf). [Energy & Environment](https://www.axios.com/energy-environment) [More than 1.9 million customers](https://poweroutage.us/) were without power in Florida on Friday morning as the state began [search and rescue and recovery efforts](https://www.axios.com/2022/09/29/hurricane-ian-damage-images) to deal with severe damage in the hurricane's aftermath.

State's death toll rises to 21, most yet to be confirmed by officials to be related to storm, while the storm is expected to make landfall in South Carolina ...

The hurricane will be the first to directly hit South Carolina since Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Yesterday, Joe Bidensaid the hurricane could prove the deadliest in Florida’s history. The entire coast of South Carolina is under a hurricane warning. Meanwhile, Florida is still assessing the mass of damages from Ian, mostly from flooding that the hurricane left in its wake. Some South Carolina residents are starting to feel the storm’s effects. Once it makes landfall, Ian is expected to weaken back to a tropical storm as it makes its way across the southeastern US. The Charleston airport closed its runways this morning in anticipation of the storm making landfall later today. “Based on our initial analysis, insured losses could range from $25 billion-$40 billion for Florida, which could increase depending on the effect of the storm in the Carolinas. The state yesterday said they had over 15,000 responses from residents who sheltered in place during the storm. Guthrie explained that officials need time to determine whether the deaths were directly disaster-related. Meanwhile, South Carolina is hunkering down as Hurricane Ian heads toward land once again. Officials have confirmed one death in Polk county near Orlando, but the 20 other deaths still need to be confirmed.

Authorities throughout southwest Florida will hit the road on Thursday in communities battered by the massive Hurricane Ian to assess damage, clear debris ...

After bringing more flooding and wind damage to Florida, Hurricane Ian is now causing damage in South Carolina where it's headed for another landfall.

[a little unnerving to be honest](https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-ian-florida-updates-09-29-22/h_2cd44964734965582768e0466b93429c),” DiMaria told CNN. The Orlando metro area saw nearly a foot of rain from 4 a.m. Wednesday until 4 a.m. [Tampa](https://twitter.com/FlyTPA/status/1575510769210359809) will resume operations at 10 a.m. Nearly [2,000 flights](https://flightaware.com/live/cancelled/) have been canceled today, according to flight tracker flightaware.com. Collectively, there are more than 500 calls for service related to law and fire services that we need to tackle," the office said in a The 72-year-old man went outside his home in Deltona, about 25 miles north of Orlando, about 1 a.m. [American Red Cross](https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/2022/ian-heads-toward-florida-as-a-major-storm-get-ready-now.html). Always follow the safety rules recommended by the manufacturer and the [CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/cofacts.html). "We still cannot access many of the people that are in need," Marceno said. You can also apply through the [FEMA mobile app](https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products) or by calling 1-800-621-3362. The highest outages by number are in Lee County with about 414,000, according to

Staggering estimates already rolling in— The scale of devastation left by Ian's brutal storm surge and powerful winds has been massive, resulting in damage ...

Ryan Banfill, founder of The Message Clinic … DeSantis is appealing to the nation’s better angels — and betting on its short memory.” District Court Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order extending the timeline of an outside review Trump demanded of the documents and other materials the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach on Aug. — Gov. Ron DeSantis declared that the barrier island of Sanibel had been “hit with really biblical storm surge,” but made no mention of the one confirmed death, and provided few details about the damage he had seen from the monster storm. The hurricane, which made landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm, is expected to cause major travel disruptions for weeks to come in the region, and emergency officials are still trying to assess the damage to I-75 near Fort Myers, where the sheer amount of devastation has made access difficult. — WHERE'S RON? Lost it all — “I lost everything I own,” said state Rep. The Whale’s gone. [Hurricane Ian’s staggering scale of wreckage becomes clear in Florida,](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/us/hurricane-ian-florida-damage.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20220930&instance_id=73304&nl=todaysheadlines®i_id=56481004&segment_id=108518&user_id=a21a48e07e92e1a31d9a64e5623af3ab)” by The New York Times’ Patricia Mazzei, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Frances Robles and Jack Healy: "The extent of Hurricane Ian’s destruction became clearer on Thursday as people across southwestern Florida, left without electricity, drinking water or inhabitable homes, began to assess the damage and gird for what Gov. Tuesday night to make the “white knuckle” drive to his brother’s house on Florida’s Atlantic Coast as the weather quickly deteriorated. Earlier in the day, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno drew a lot of attention when he told a national television audience there were “hundreds” of deaths in his home county.

The death toll in Florida after Hurricane Ian slammed into the state as one of the most powerful storms in U.S. history this week continues to climb as more ...

Ian is expected to make landfall on South Carolina's coast sometime Friday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. “Life-threatening storm surge and hurricane conditions expected along the Carolina coast by this afternoon,” it warned in a 5 a.m. It weakened to a tropical storm before regaining hurricane status over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday. [Hurricane Ian](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/hurricane-ian) is now 105 miles south-southeast of [Charleston, South Carolina](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hurricane-ian-aims-south-carolina-florida-devastating-death-toll-power-rcna50131), and has maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its [8 a.m. Landslides are a threat in our mountains and there’s a chance of tornadoes statewide," the governor said. Ian is traveling north at around 9 mph and is expected to turn toward the north-northeast by Friday night. The hurricane is expected to make landfall in the state later Friday. A flash flood warning has been issued for parts of the Charleston metro area through noon Friday, the weather service said in an earlier tweet. Flagler and Volusia counties in Florida up to Cape Fear, North Carolina, were under a storm surge warning as of Friday morning. [ Joe Biden](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house) warned that Ian could ultimately be responsible for “substantial loss of life” and could end up being the deadliest storm in the state's history. He said it was yet to be confirmed whether many of those were connected to the storm, however. The medical examiner will determine if those deaths are related to the storm, which slammed into the state’s coast Wednesday afternoon.

The Category 4 storm slammed into Florida's southwest coast Wednesday afternoon, causing catastrophic damage, fierce winds and dangerous, record-breaking storm ...

"We still cannot access many of the people that are in need," Marceno said. Deputies found him unresponsive in a canal behind the home and he was pronounced dead at a local hospital, the sheriff's office said. But there's a lot of people that need help right now," he said. "We've got great sheriff's departments, police departments, fire departments, state rescue teams. Guthrie said there have also been 12 fatalities recorded Charlotte County and eight fatalities in Collier County, but they have not been confirmed to be as a result of the hurricane. Separately, local officials have confirmed two deaths in the city of Sanibel, two in Sarasota County and one in Volusia County.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Tallahassee Friday to update Floridians on emergency responses following Ian's impacts. He was joined by Florida ...

Hurricane Ian killed at least two people in Central Florida – both in Volusia County, officials said. At least 21 deaths have been reported across the state ...

At that time, maximum sustained winds were reported at 150 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center (for comparison, a Category 5 hurricane has sustained winds of at least 157 mph). VCSO said the man fell inside his home and was unable to get up before floodwaters rose above him. [extensive flooding](https://www.fox35orlando.com/tag/weather/hurricanes/hurricane-ian), and police agencies and sheriff's departments across the region rescued – and still are [rescuing ](https://www.fox35orlando.com/tag/weather/hurricanes/hurricane-ian)– people from flooded streets, neighborhoods, apartment complexes, and assisted-living facilities. At least 21 deaths have been reported across the state, though the death toll is expected to rise, state officials said Friday. [drowned ](https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-man-72-drowns-after-going-outside-during-hurricane-ian-to-drain-pool-deputies-say)in a canal. [Hurricane Ian](https://www.fox35orlando.com/tag/weather/hurricanes/hurricane-ian) killed at least two people in Central Florida – both in Volusia County, officials said.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Top Florida officials said Friday that the death toll wrought by Hurricane Ian has reached 21 people as search and rescue teams continue ...

The water main damage means that no water is currently getting to the county and its 750,000-plus residents. “FEMA is here to support these ongoing efforts right now to continue the lifesaving missions that are still ongoing, but to also to begin to support the recovery mission,” Criswell said during the Friday briefing. The state is working to clear roadways and set up staging areas for local residents to secure food and water. Dozens of school districts, however, remain closed at least through Friday as they deal with power outages and possible flooding. Hardee County is almost completely powerless while Charlotte and Lee counties are facing outages of roughly 85 percent. It’s likely to rank among the worst in the nation’s history,” he said. “You kind of have a lump in your throat because you just don’t know what’s going to happen,” DeSantis said of Marceno’s estimate. Officials, however, did not speculate the possible number of fatalities in badly-hit Lee County, where reports on Thursday indicated that at least five people died there from the storm. One of the state’s top priorities as of Friday is working with federal and local officials to repair the water main break in Lee County, DeSantis said. DeSantis, however, has attempted to downplay that possibility, remaining hopeful that search and rescue operations will turn up survivors. The state, aided by federal and local responders, has performed more than 700 rescues thus far and made contact with 3,000 people who sheltered in place throughout the massive storm. Henry McMaster on Friday and earlier issued an emergency declaration for the state.

Biden declared a major disaster in Florida as Tropical Storm Ian swept across the state, leaving a path of destruction in its wake.

“The President and Governor committed to continued close coordination,” White House officials said in a readout of the call. However, approving this declaration request will allow Floridians to be better prepared for the recovery phase,” the lawmakers said in a letter, led by Florida Sens. “I’ve been through three hurricanes here and only once did I have to go to a shelter,” she said in an interview. The entire Florida congressional delegation [also wrote to Biden](https://castor.house.gov/uploadedfiles/92b383c40cc1b09bdf41c4a739b8c246.09.28.22-fl-delegation-letter-to-president-biden-re-mdd-ian.pdf) in support of DeSantis’ request. “This historic hurricane will continue to impact the state for some time, and the full extent of damage will not be known for days. “You’re looking at a storm that’s changed the character of a significant part of our state,” DeSantis said. In the case of one hospital system in the badly-hit Lee County, Ian shut down the public water supply and caused rampant power outages. Biden also declared a major disaster in Florida, which brings with it federal aid to supplement state, local and tribal recovery efforts in areas affected by the storm. The statewide medical community descended on the area as rescuers moved patients to facilities outside the area that were willing to help. The governor said more clarity on deaths is expected in the “next day or so.” Chunks of bridges crumbled into the water, massive trees fell as a result of the weather carnage, contributing to the power outages across the state. Ron DeSantis earlier in the day said that there were at least two deaths “likely” caused by the storm.

Twenty-one people dead with toll expected to rise after mega-storm carves wide path of devastation in Florida.

DeSantis described Fort Myers Beach as “ground zero” for the destruction, with vast expanses of flattened buildings, and boats tossed into piles, wedged high up between houses or floating down flooded streets. [third hurricane to make landfall](https://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/hurricanes/#map) in the state in six years, after Matthew in 2016 and Isaias in 2020 both wreaked significant damage. [deadliest hurricane in Florida’s history](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/29/florida-rescue-crews-search-residents-trapped-hurricane-ian-floods)” would be lengthy. [Florida](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/florida), meanwhile, the death toll from the storm that arrived on Wednesday with 150mph winds and a storm surge of up to 18ft (5.5m) had risen to at least 21 by Friday morning, but was expected to grow further, Kevin Guthrie, the state’s director of emergency management, said. [“life-threatening” storm surge](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT4+shtml/300847.shtml?) and hurricane force winds all the way from North Carolina to the north-east Florida coast. [wide path of destruction](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/29/florida-rescue-crews-search-residents-trapped-hurricane-ian-floods) on its earlier rampage through Florida.

Hurricane Ian barrelled towards South Carolina on Friday after leaving a path of devastation across Florida, where officials raced to assess damage amid a ...

Ian was a tropical storm early Thursday but was expected to intensify again over the Atlantic Ocean and menace the South Carolina coast.

[President Joe Biden](https://www.fox5dc.com/tag/people/joe-biden) officially declared a major disaster in Florida over the devastation and was scheduled to visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C. [Northeast Florida, coastal Georgia, and the Lowcountry of South Carolina](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/hurricane-ian-tracker-georgia-coast-preparations-path-updates). [Hurricane Ian: How you can help victims and avoid scams](https://www.fox13news.com/weather/hurricane-ian-how-you-can-help-victims-and-scams-to-avoid) Deanne Criswell, the administrator of FEMA, said the agency is supporting search and rescue efforts. "We still cannot access many of the people that are in need." Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson told NBC’s "Today" that he had not been told of any deaths in the city. It said he appeared to be using a hose to drain his pool into the wide canal and fell down an incline that was "extremely soft and slippery due to the heavy rain." How many heeded mandatory evacuation orders before the storm surge washed over the island was impossible to know. Chances are your loved ones do not have ability to contact you," said the sheriff's office in Collier County, which includes Naples. "Portable towers are on the way for cell service. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno told "Good Morning America" live on Thursday morning that he believed the death toll would be "in the hundreds," but later clarified that he couldn't immediately confirm the true number. Ron DeSantis later emphasized that the toll was not confirmed and was likely an estimate based on 911 calls.

Florida officials said Friday that at least 21 deaths in the state may be linked to Hurricane Ian, a figure that seemed likely to change as rescue crews ...

But people may also have died during the storm for completely unrelated reasons, and would not be included in official storm death tallies. He said officials were aware of 20 other deaths, including 12 in Charlotte County and eight in Collier County, that may be tied to Ian once final determinations are made. Some deaths, like drownings caused by storm surge or rising water, are said to be direct storm deaths.

As Florida contends with the ruinous damage left behind by Hurricane Ian in what officials say is likely the largest natural disaster in the state's history ...

The coastlines along Georgia and South Carolina may sustain significant alterations because the powerful waves and storm surges brought by Ian could inundate coastal sand dunes, according to the US Geological Survey. In Lee County, a hospital system had to evacuate more than 1,000 patients after its water supply was cut off, while other widespread evacuations have been reported in prisons and nursing homes. Some standing water was electrified, they said. And officials are warning it will be a long road to recovery. NASA's Artemis I rocket rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday. People play dominoes by flashlight during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, on Wednesday. She is an artist and was salvaging what she could from her home. She said the boat floated in around 7 p.m. Brenda Brennan sits next to a boat that pushed up against her apartment building in Fort Myers on Thursday. A tornado spawned by the hurricane left residents homeless. A causeway to Florida's Sanibel Island is seen on Thursday. Photos: Hurricane Ian pummels Florida

Ian was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone Friday afternoon, but the threat of dangerous storm surge, flash flooding and high winds remains.

It flooded homes on both the state's coasts, cut off the only road access to a barrier island, destroyed a historic waterfront pier and knocked out electricity to 2.6 million Florida homes and businesses — nearly a quarter of utility customers. The damage assessments, and the cleanup, are just beginning. The storm also left three people dead and caused still unquantified damage. At least nine people were confirmed dead in the U.S. A storm surge of 4 to 7 feet is predicted along the South Carolina coast, including the city of Charleston. A 3- to 5-foot surge is forecast from the South Carolina-North Carolina border to Cape Fear, North Carolina. Roy Cooper warned residents to be vigilant, given that up to 8 inches (20.3 centimeters) of rain could fall in some areas, with high winds. National Guard troops were being positioned in South Carolina to help with the aftermath, including any water rescues. In North Carolina, heavy rain bands and winds crept into the state Friday afternoon. "Hurricane Ian is at our door. Four piers along the coast, including two at Myrtle Beach, collapsed into the churning waves and washed away. Sheets of rain whipped trees and power lines and left many areas on Charleston’s downtown peninsula under water by midday.

At least 33 people have been reported dead due to Hurricane Ian, ABC News has found.

"We still cannot access many of the people that are in need," Marceno said. Deputies found him unresponsive in a canal behind the home and he was pronounced dead at a local hospital, the sheriff's office said. A 72-year-old man in Deltona died after attempting to drain his pool during the storm, the office The causes of death were primarily drownings, as well as two vehicle accidents and a roofing accident. The victims ranged in age from 22 to 91. 29, the department said.

President Biden declared an emergency for South Carolina and ordered federal assistance with the hurricane moving toward the coast. The extent of the damage ...

“We will continue to assess the storm’s impact to employees and our operations.” The scale of the wreckage was staggering, even to Florida residents who had survived and rebuilt after other powerful hurricanes. Nearby hospitals in the same health system were having to evacuate patients Thursday because of problems with water and power supply. “He’s literally the talk of the hospital because he’s so chunky and so cute,” said Ms. Souza said the damage to the island was “biblical.” Around 2:30 p.m., with their almost-6-hour-old baby, the Mahrs and other expectant mothers and parents with newborns were shuffled into the hallways to ride out the worst of the storm away from any windows. “It was a nightmare,” he said on Thursday as he stood in muddy white waders not far from the Nightwind, smoking a cigarette. “You can’t estimate in the beginning of this,” Dr. “That’s one of the fascinations of it.” Ian could bring four to seven feet of storm surge to South Carolina’s coast, the document notes, and drop four to eight inches of rain in the northeast part of the state, with as much as 12 inches in places. “Without the context of a human being in the elements, I can tell you, people still don’t understand why they’re being told to leave.” He added that meteorologists were trained to read the storm and knew how to assess risks.