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Death toll from Hurricane Ian in Florida rises to 17

MADRID, 30 (EUROPA PRESS).

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Death toll from Hurricane Ian in Florida rises to 17

MADRID, 30 (EUROPA PRESS)

At least 17 people have lost their lives as a result of the passage of Hurricane 'Ian' through the state of Florida, as reported by local authorities on Thursday.

The combination of strong winds, rain and storm surge from 'Ian' has flooded homes, cut off roads and left more than two million people without power, also causing the death of at least 15 people in Florida, as reported by CNN. .

Likewise, the United States Coast Guard has carried out 68 rescue operations throughout the state this Thursday, which are included in the 700 rescues announced by the governor of Florida, Ron de Santis, during a press conference.

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has assured that 'Ian' could be the "deadliest" in the history of the state of Florida, which has already been declared a catastrophic area.

"This could be the deadliest hurricane in the history of Florida," Biden said, adding that "early reports" point to a "substantial loss of life," according to the US network ABC.

After 'Ian' has progressively lost strength throughout this Thursday to go from a hurricane to a tropical storm as it moved over central Florida, the weather services have warned that it has regained intensity.

Specifically, 'Ian' has become a category one hurricane with wind gusts of up to 120 kilometers per hour, according to ABC News.

The hurricane is heading northwest and it is expected that throughout Friday the eye of the same will make landfall in the states of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has warned that the hurricane is expected to cause "life-threatening flooding, storm surge and high winds" in both Carolinas this Friday.

'Ian' made landfall in Florida on Wednesday as a category four hurricane, with wind gusts of up to 150 miles per hour.