{"id":1663940,"date":"2022-09-29T08:53:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T12:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1663940"},"modified":"2022-09-29T08:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T12:59:37","slug":"hurricane-ian-update-florida-sheriff-reports-fatalities-are-in-the-hundreds-after-monster-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-ian-update-florida-sheriff-reports-fatalities-are-in-the-hundreds-after-monster-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Ian Update: Florida Sheriff Reports \u201cFatalities Are in the Hundreds\u201d After Monster Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhurricane-ian-update-florida-sheriff-reports-fatalities-are-in-the-hundreds-after-monster-storm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1663940&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">A<\/span>fter <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hurricane-ian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Ian<\/a> swept through Florida on Thursday, the storm left millions without power and officials are predicting hundreds of fatalities. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/hurricane-ian-live-updates-landfall-cayo-costa\">HURRICANE IAN: MONSTER STORM MAKES LANDFALL AS CATEGORY 4 STORM WITH WINDS NEAR 150 MPH<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFatalities are in the hundreds,\u201d Lee County Sheriff <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/news\/video\/lee-county-sheriff-details-horrific-storm-impact-90685934\">Carmine Marceno told<\/a> <i>Good Morning America <\/i>on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Ian was moving northeast across Florida at about 8 mph with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph at 5 a.m. Thursday, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/\">according to the National Hurricane Center<\/a>. However, the agency warned that Ian could pick back up and reach hurricane strength as it reaches Florida\u2019s east coast on Saturday, posing risks to Georgia and the Carolinas. <\/p>\n<p>The NHC downgraded <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/hurricane-ian-tracker-live-video-storm-cameras-florida-cuba\">Hurricane Ian<\/a> to tropical storm status early Thursday morning after the storm began to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/hurricane-ian-path-tracker-live-updates-florida-cuba\">weaken gradually overnight<\/a> Wednesday as it moved across central Florida. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not yet clear how many fatalities or injuries have been sustained due to Ian, and there have not been any reports or numbers from state officials. <\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2022\/09\/29\/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-florida-disaster-declaration\/\">declared a major disaster<\/a> for Florida early Thursday morning, approving the distribution of federal aid to supplement recovery efforts in the aftermath of Ian. This federal assistance includes grants for temporary housing and home repairs, loans to insure property losses, and other programs to assist business owners in recovering from the storm\u2019s damage. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Ian made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph just after 3 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, making it the strongest hurricane to rock the state since <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/philklotzbach\/status\/1575091180081012738\">Hurricane Michael in 2018<\/a>. State officials issued evacuation orders earlier this week before the storm reached the state, warning of possibly life-threatening conditions from high winds and heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Hurricane Ian swept through Florida on Thursday, the storm left millions without power and officials are predicting hundreds of fatalities. 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