At least 78 people have been killed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ion, which hit the southeastern United States.
Weakened in intensity by a tropical storm, Ian is now continuing north through Carolina and pouring rain down into Virginia.
CNN reported that Ian has killed 74 people in Florida alone and four people in North Carolina.
Damage from power outages continues.
According to foreign media such as the AP, 812,000 households in Florida alone are still without electricity, and in North Carolina, electricity is cut off for more than 20,000 households.
In Virginia, more than 8,000 homes have no electricity.
In Florida, more than 1,000 people were rescued from direct hurricane damage.
Ian is currently weakened by a tropical storm, but it is still raining heavily in Virginia and parts of Maryland to this day.
Florida, which was hit directly by the fifth most powerful hurricane in US history, has destroyed many houses and bridges, and it is expected to take a long time to fully recover.
Recovery costs are estimated to be at least tens of billions of dollars.
Disaster Management Commissioner Dien Criswell told CNN that "there will be a long way to go before the damage caused by Ion in Florida is repaired."
“Many homes on the west coast of Florida have been completely destroyed,” he said.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit Puerto Rico on the 3rd local time to inspect the damage from Hurricane Fiona, and then visit Florida, where Hurricane Ian struck on the 5th.
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