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Hurricane Ian: death toll in Florida rises as storm bears down on South Carolina – live - The Guardian US
Sep 30, 2022 1 min, 47 secs
The death toll from Hurricane Ian has risen to 21 deaths – most yet to be confirmed by officials to be related to the storm, Kevin Guthrie, director of Florida’s emergency management department, said at a press conference.

Meanwhile, South Carolina is hunkering down as Hurricane Ian heads toward land once again.

Lee and Charlotte counties in Florida have around 15% of their power restored, governor Ron DeSantis said at a news briefing on Friday morning.

Hurricane Ian is accelerating towards the South Carolina coast, the National Hurricane Centre warned in its 11am advisory update.

“On the forecast track, the center of Ian will reach the coast of South Carolina today, and then move farther inland across eastern South Carolina and central North Carolina tonight and Saturday,” it added.

11 am EDT 9/30 - #Ian is accelerating toward the South Carolina coast with life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds expected soon.

The damages and losses caused by the hurricane will likely range from $25 billion to $40 billion for Florida, according to credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings.

This compares to Hurricane Katrina’s $65 billion in 2005, winter storm Uri - $15 billion in 2021 and Hurricane Ida - $36 billion in 2021,” it said.

Meanwhile, in South Carolina, Charleston International Airport announced that it has closed its airfield due to high winds from the hurricane and plans to reopen on Saturday at 6am.

The death toll from Hurricane Ian has risen to 21 deaths – most yet to be confirmed by officials to be related to the storm, Kevin Guthrie, director of Florida’s emergency management department, said at a press conference.

Meanwhile, South Carolina is hunkering down as Hurricane Ian heads toward land once again.

Lee county, which covers Fort Myers in south-west Florida, does not have running water after a water main break at its utility, Florida governor Ron DeSantis said at a press conference.

In its 8am update on Hurricane Ian, the National Weather Service said Ian will probably not strengthen much as it approaches South Carolina.

Tropical Storm Ian, which battered Florida as a hurricane on Wednesday, is gaining new strength as it approaches South Carolina today.

The entire coast of South Carolina is under a hurricane warning.

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