Florida was especially hard hit. There were also the most fatalities, at least 66. The other deaths were in North Carolina.
More than a million people in the state have still been without power since Wednesday, when Ian made landfall in Florida. Insurers estimate the damage in Florida at least 63 billion dollars, converted more than 64 billion euros. Some coastal towns have been completely destroyed, as can be seen from aerial images of CNN.
Since Saturday morning, Ian has lost a lot of strength. The storm is currently moving across Virginia toward the Atlantic Ocean, where the US National Weather Service is expected to settle sometime Sunday morning.
The problems have not disappeared for the southern states. The National Weather Service warns that it will continue to rain heavily in Ian’s wake on Sunday, which could lead to local flooding. And Florida has to reckon with flooding until next week as rivers struggle to drain all the rainwater.