Hurricane Ian "inundated and devastated" parts of Florida on Thursday. Hurricane Ian inundated cities and turned out the lights in millions of homes on Thursday as Florida assessed damage from what the state governor described as a "500-year flood event." Helicopter crews plucked survivors from barrier islands slammed by a deluge that saw storm surges crash through beachfront towns and rain pound communities for hours. Four Cubans swam to shore in the Florida Keys islands and the coast guard rescued three others. "The coast guard has been performing rescue missions on the barrier islands consistently since the wee hours of the morning," DeSantis added.

Source: News 24 September 30, 2022 04:15 UTC