The United States authorities have informed this Monday that the death toll from the passage of the hurricane Ian for the states of Florida and North Carolina has risen to 87 while the Government launches one of the largest rescue operations in the face of a natural disaster in the area.
At the moment, 83 of the deceased have been registered in Florida, where Ian made landfall last week as a category 4 hurricane, while another four people have died in North Carolina, according to information collected by the NBC television network. .
The US president, Joe Biden, and the first lady, Jill Biden, have announced that they will travel to the areas devastated by the hurricane throughout this week. The White House announced on Saturday that both will go to Puerto Rico on Monday..
Rescue teams have helped at least 1,100 people in Florida since the hurricane arrived, as explained by the region’s governor, Ron DeSantis. “I have seen the great support and resilience shown by the community that wants to rise up,” he stressed. “We will be helping them at every step they take,” he said.
‘Ian’, which has become a post-tropical cyclone, has caused heavy flooding and power outages in North Carolina and South Carolina.