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Richard Luscombe in Miami and Oliver Milman in New York

Hurricane Ian moves into South Carolina after rampage in Florida

A worker clears a tree downed by Hurricane Ian in Charleston, South Carolina.
A worker clears a tree downed by Hurricane Ian in Charleston, South Carolina. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

The coast of South Carolina was hit on Friday with a direct strike from Hurricane Ian, the deadly mega-storm that carved a wide path of destruction on its earlier rampage through Florida.

The eye of the hurricane crossed over land at Georgetown, between Myrtle Beach and the historic city of Charleston, after strengthening overnight in the Atlantic.

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