More than 2.6 million people are still without power Thursday morning after Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, bringing winds of about 150 mph.
Tampa Electric said it had secured 3,000 people from a dozen states to help restore power after the storm passes.
Man walks through debris on a street in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Punta Gorda, Fla., September 29, 2022.near Cayo Costa on Wednesday, packing winds of 150 mph, according to The National Hurricane Center. Its center came ashore more than 100 miles south of Tampa and St. Petersburg, Forecasters tracked the storm as it battered the Florida peninsula with a catastrophic storm surge, winds, and flooding.
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