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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Brad Brooks and Jonathan Drake

After Hurricane Ian's deadly wrath, Florida, Carolinas begin recovery

Hurricane Florida Hurricane Ian Carolinas United States South Carolina Marco Bello Charleston FORT MYERS North and South Carolina
One of several destroyed portions of the causeway from Fort Myers to Sanibel Island is seen in this frame grab from video shot out of a U.S. Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter as U.S. National Guard Bureau Chief General Daniel Hokanson tours the area by air after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction on Sanibel Island, Florida, U.S., October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Fogarty

Florida and the Carolinas, staggered by one of the fiercest storms in U.S. history, faced a massive recovery on Saturday as remnants of Hurricane Ian threatened further flooding along the Eastern Seaboard while leaving tens of billions of dollars in damage in its wake.

The number of confirmed fatalities from Ian rose to at least 50, most in Lee County, Florida, which bore the brunt of the storm when it slammed ashore on the state's Gulf Coast on Wednesday as a Category 4 hurricane packing maximum sustained winds of 150 miles (240 km) per hour.

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