Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2022 shows the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, the United States. The death toll from Hurricane Ian in the United States has exceeded 110. (Rolando López/Xinhua via Getty Images) The death toll from Hurricane Ian is climbing as additional fatalities have been reported in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Cuba, bringing the total to at least 101 people.Search and rescue operations continue in the Sunshine State after Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday afternoon near Cayo Costa, Florida, as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph.Those destructive winds pushed massive amounts of water from the Gulf of Mexico onshore and caused a catastrophic storm surge that flooded homes and businesses and washed away roads and bridges used to access beachfront locations.Hurricane Ian continued to spin across the state and plunged millions of utility customers into darkness as the storm's fury brought down trees and power lines across the region.A family is evacuated from their home near Kissimmee, Florida, by the National Guard on Oct.
1, 2022. (Katie Byrne) Once Ian moved offshore on Thursday, the storm made its way north and eventually made its final landfall along the South Carolina coast as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 85 mph.As of Tuesday, nearly five dozen deaths have been reported in Florida as crews continue searching damaged and destroyed homes for additional victims.WHEN WILL POWER BE TURNED BACK ON?
RESTORATION FROM HURRICANE IAN COULD TAKE MONTHSThe Florida District Medical Examiners have been reporting hurricane-related deaths to the Medical Examiners Commission after autopsies confirm the death is indeed storm-related.As of Tuesday, 92 deaths caused by.