Hundreds are dead after Hurricane Ian swept through Florida on Wednesday causing high winds and extensive flood damage, a local sheriff has claimed.
One man, 72, was confirmed to have died after going outside in an attempt to drain the pool at his property. Authorities found him unresponsive in a canal near the home and he died in hospital.
Now downgraded to a tropical storm, the hurricane reached sustained wind speeds of around 150mph when it crashed into the Florida coast and President Joe Biden declared it a major disaster.
