MIAMI: The remnants of Hurricane Ian drifted through Virginia early on Sunday (Oct 2), while storm-ravaged residents in Florida and the Carolinas faced a disaster recovery expected to cost tens of billion
The storm's toll on human life also was expected to rise as floodwaters receded and search teams pushed farther into areas initially cut off from the outside world, seeking stranded survivors and the remains of anyone who may have perished.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will see the devastation in Florida firsthand on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement late Saturday. The Bidens will visit Puerto Rico on Monday, where hundreds of thousands of people were still without power two weeks after Hurricane Fiona hit the island.
As the full scope of devastation came into clearer focus days after Ian struck, officials said some of the heaviest damage was inflicted by raging wind-driven ocean surf that rushed into seaside communities and washed buildings away. "It's all just completely gone," Sanibel's city manager, Dana Souza, said."Our electric system is pretty much destroyed, our sewer system has been damaged badly and our public water supply is under assessment."
Numerous roads were flooded and blocked by fallen trees while a number of piers were damaged in that area. On Sanibel, crews were just making their way to the hard-hit east end of that island on Saturday,"so our situation is that we're still in the search-and-rescue mode," the city manager, Souza, said.
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