Hurricane Ian makes second U.S. landfall, near Georgetown, S.C., as a Category 1 storm
In an afternoon briefing, the president also spoke of the “devastating” situation in Florida, where “we’re just beginning to see the scale of that destruction” after the storm’s initial landfall there.
Officials in the state have been assessing the extent of damage that Ian left behind, with several areas still reeling from its destructive storm surge. Debris was strewn across Florida’s western coast, and nearly 2 million were without power as of midmorning. State officials said they had confirmed at least one storm-related death, with nearly two dozen fatalities that had been unconfirmed as storm-related as of Friday.The National Hurricane Center warned that the storm would bring a “life-threatening” surge and damaging winds. As the storm approached the coast, it produced a 4-foot surge in Myrtle Beach.
Biden said he has been in touch with the governors of Florida and South Carolina, and said he approved an emergency declaration request for South Carolina ahead of the storm’s landfall. So far, 34,000 Florida residents have registered for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.
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