After the devastating hurricane Ian, the number of victims increases, especially in Florida.

According to official information from the weekend, at least 44 people died in the state.

Even after the hurricane had long since passed, some places in Florida were affected by flooding.

Hundreds of thousands of households remained without electricity.

In North Carolina, even with weakened winds, Ian still claimed four lives, according to Gov. Roy Cooper.

The hurricane largely lost strength over the weekend.

Foothills caused rainfall on the American east coast as far as New York.

Before weakening, Ian hit the South Carolina coast Friday as a level one of five hurricane, bringing with it storm surges.

The TV pictures showed completely flooded streets and a partially destroyed pier.

The state was spared from deaths, said Governor Henry McMaster.

The power went out for more than 500,000 homes in South and North Carolina and Virginia, partly because falling trees severed the lines.

American President Joe Biden will fly to Florida and Puerto Rico in the next few days to get an idea of ​​the hurricane damage.

The White House announced that Biden would first travel to Puerto Rico, which was hit by Hurricane Fiona, on Monday.

Florida will follow on Wednesday.

The water rose in some towns on Sunday

On Wednesday, Ian made landfall in Florida as a level four hurricane with winds up to 150 miles per hour.

It left destruction and flooding in its wake across the southern state.

The authorities said that the reconstruction would take months and sometimes even years.

Water levels continued to rise in some towns in central Florida on Sunday, said Deanne Criswell, head of the civil protection agency FEMA, on American television.

Rescue and clean-up efforts continued in the affected areas of Florida.

The Coast Guard rescued more than 300 people, some from roofs and trees, as well as a good 80 pets with helicopters, among other things.

In all, more than 1,100 people were recovered alive, Governor Ron DeSantis said.

In Lee County alone, where Ian made landfall, 35 deaths have been confirmed related to the hurricane, Sheriff Carmine Marceno said.

According to the news channel CNN, the total number of deaths rose to 67.

President Biden had expressed dire fears Thursday, saying, "This could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida history."

After Florida, Ian first went out to sea, regained some strength there and reached the coast of South Carolina on Friday with wind speeds of around 140 kilometers per hour.

A few hours later, the winds weakened to around 95 kilometers per hour.

According to the usual classification, the hurricane was no longer considered a hurricane.

Ian was expected to break up over Virginia over the weekend.

In the town of Georgetown, South Carolina, where Ian landed, water was standing on the central shopping street.

The small town of Pawleys Island was hit by a two meter high tidal wave.

On Tuesday, a category three out of five hurricane, Ian, made landfall in Cuba, causing severe damage.

At least three people died, according to government sources.

There were floods, thousands of homes and much of the infrastructure of the tobacco industry in the important growing region of Pinar del Río was destroyed.

There was also a nationwide power outage.

Many people, including in areas of the capital, had not had power restored by Saturday.

The water supply, which works via electric pumps, was also affected.