The destruction caused by Hurricane Ian – in pictures

Death toll continues to rise as hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses remain without power

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Devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian at a mobile home park in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
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One of the fiercest storms in US history has left a trail of destruction and death after battering Florida last week.

The death toll has risen to more than 100 since Hurricane Ian hit the southwest of the state as a category four storm on 28 September, before making a “second deadly US landfall” in South Carolina, said The Guardian. As rescue workers continue to search ruins for survivors, the tally of fatalities is expected to climb.

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Teams of search and rescue workers have “doubled back to examine tens of thousands of Gulf Coast homes and businesses after an initial sweep through areas ravaged by Ian”, said Reuters.

(Image credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Florida Governor DeSantis issued warnings against looters seeking to plunder abandoned homes and businesses after four suspected burglars were arrested. “Don’t even think about looting,” DeSantis said at a press conference last week. “Don’t even think about taking advantage of people in this vulnerable situation.”

(Image credit: Local residents queue for propane gas at a hardware store in the Florida city of Fort Myers)

Thousands of people left without power since the storm hit and have had to rely on local support for supplies and energy.

(Image credit: Destroyed houses and businesses on Pine Island)

Authorities have warned that restoration of power and infrastructure “could take weeks” in some areas, said The Guardian.

(Image credit: RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images))

More than a week after the storm hit the US mainland, floodwaters are still engulfing many parts of Florida

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US Coast Guard teams and local fire, police and search-and-rescue services have been deployed to search the worst-hit areas for survivors, and more than 5,000 members of the National Guard from multiple states were positioned across southwest and central Florida last week

Richard Windsor, The Week UK

Richard Windsor is a freelance writer for The Week Digital. He began his journalism career writing about politics and sport while studying at the University of Southampton. He then worked across various football publications before specialising in cycling for almost nine years, covering major races including the Tour de France and interviewing some of the sport’s top riders. He led Cycling Weekly’s digital platforms as editor for seven of those years, helping to transform the publication into the UK’s largest cycling website. He now works as a freelance writer, editor and consultant.

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