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One of the most powerful U.S. storms, Ian has terrorized millions of people for most of the week, battering western Cuba before raking across Florida from the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean, where it mustered enough strength for a final assault on South Carolina

At least 30 people were confirmed dead, including 27 people in Florida mostly from drowning but others from the storm's tragic aftereffects.

Rescuers searched for survivors among the ruins of Florida's flooded homes from Hurricane Ian while authorities in South Carolina waited for daylight to assess damage from the storm's second strike.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Rescuers searched for survivors among the ruins of Florida's flooded homes from Hurricane Ian while authorities in South Carolina waited for daylight to assess damage from its strike there as the remnants of one of the strongest and costliest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. c

Rescuers continue to search for survivors in flooded homes in Florida after Hurricane Ians passage earlier this week

Rescuers searched for survivors among the ruins of Florida's flooded homes from Hurricane Ian, while authorities in South Carolina began to assess damage from the storm's second strike.

The powerful storm terrorized millions of people for most of the week.

Ian was one of the strongest and costliest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S.

Rescuers searched for survivors among the ruins of Floridas flooded homes from Hurricane Ian while authorities in South Carolina began assessing damage from its strike there as the remnants of one of the strongest and costliest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. continued to push north.

In Lee County, home to Fort Myers and epicenter of the hurricanes devastation on Floridas Gulf Coast, there were 16 deaths after county officials delayed issuing evacuation orders.