The death toll from Hurricane Ian increased to 50 in Florida on Saturday after Lee County Sheriff CarmineMarceno confirmed an additional 14 deaths in his storm- ravaged southwestern Florida community.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, part of a destroyed mobile home park can be seen. The photo was taken by GIORGIO VIERA/ Agence France-Presse.
There were at least 35 people killed in Lee County.
The communities of Fort Myers and Sanibel took a direct hit from Ian, which made a landfall with 155 mph winds.
According to a Miami Herald count, four deaths have been confirmed in two counties and three in another.
There have been seven deaths confirmed in Charlotte County.
No official death count has been released so far from state or federal officials, but President Joe Biden warned Thursday that the storm could be the "deadliest Hurricane in Florida history." The aftermath of the storm shows complete devastation, especially around Fort Myers and Sanibel, where coastal roads are washed out and a causeway connecting Sanibel Island to the mainland has been partially destroyed. The death toll in Lee County could be "hundreds" according to the governor.
Ian made a second U.S. landfall in South Carolina on Friday after restrengthening into a Category 1 Hurricane. The remnants of Ian are in North Carolina.
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