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Ian makes second US landfall as Florida death toll rises

A resident walks in a flooded street in Charleston, South Carolina, as Hurricane Ian made its second US landfall north of the historic city on September 30, 2022 [Jonathan Drake/Reuters]

A resurgent Hurricane Ian has made a second landfall in the United States – this time in South Carolina – a day after the storm carved a path of destruction across central Florida that left rescue crews racing to reach trapped residents.

Ian, which had weakened to a tropical storm during its march across Florida, was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as it churned above the Atlantic Ocean towards South Carolina on Friday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

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