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Hurricane Ian Devastation Photos: Storm Leaves Millions Without Power

Hurricane Ian ravaged parts of Florida, leaving catastrophic flooding and knocking out power for over 2 million people.

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Firefighters in Orange County, Florida, help people stranded by Hurricane Ian early Thursday.
Firefighters in Orange County, Florida, help people stranded by Hurricane Ian early Thursday. (Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office via AP)

ST. PETERSBURG — The wake of Hurricane Ian is a grim one for the books. One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States, Hurricane Ian saw winds extending outward up to 415 miles, while dumping rain over much of Florida.

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Authorities over at the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office have already confirmed at least one storm related death, that of a 72-year-old man who fell into a canal in Deltona while trying to drain his pool. AP also reported that two died in Cuba after the storm passed through as well. Gov. Ron DeSantis even said that based off the amount of 911 calls, the death toll is estimated to be in the hundreds.

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President Biden issued a disaster declaration earlier today as the U.S. Coast Guard began rescues on southwest Florida’s barrier islands.

Take a look below at photos showing the aftermath of Hurricane Ian as it passed through Florida.

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This satellite image taken at 3:06 p.m. EDT and provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Ian making landfall in southwest Florida near Cayo Costa, Florida, on Wednesday, as a catastrophic Category 4 storm. (NOAA via AP)
People in raincoats walk along International Drive in Orlando on Wednesday, as the first effects of Hurricane Ian are felt in central Florida. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
A truck pulls a man on a kayak on a low-lying road after flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, in Key West. (AP Photo/Mary Martin)
Curious sightseers walk in the receding waters of Tampa Bay due to the low tide and tremendous winds from Hurricane Ian in Tampa. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
This image provided by the Naples Fire Rescue Department shows a firefighter carrying gear in water from the storm surge from Hurricane Ian on Wednesday, in Naples. (Naples Fire Department via AP)
A King Point resident looks through her broken window as a man boards up another broken window from an apparent overnight tornado spawned from Hurricane Ian at Kings Point 55+ community in Delray Beach. (Carline Jean /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
A displaced boat sits beside the roadway in the southeast corner of Cape Coral as the winds of Hurricane Ian continue to strike the flood-soaked streets. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Brianna Renas, 17, inspects a fallen palm tree outside her home in Cape Coral after riding out Hurricane Ian with her family in Cape Coral. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
In this photo provided by Dr. Birgit Bodine, various containers and clothes soak up floodwater near debris at an area at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte. Hurricane Ian swamped the Florida hospital from both above and below, the storm surge flooding its lower level emergency room while fierce winds tore part of its fourth floor roof from its intensive care unit, according to Bodine, who works there. (Dr. Birgit Bodine via AP)
In this photo provided by Dr. Birgit Bodine, a staff member stands in a flooded hallway at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte. (Dr. Birgit Bodine via AP)
Just before the Sanibel Causeway, a spiral staircase was deposited in the brush next to a white pickup as Hurricane Ian passed the area Thursday in Sanibel. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Businesses in downtown Fort Myers suffered damage from Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
The pavement just before the causeway to Sanibel is damage by a storm surge from Hurricane Ian in Sanibel. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
A section of the causeway leading to Sanibel in Lee County was knocked out by Hurricane Ian on Thursday. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Bands of clouds sweep by a deserted beach as the effects from Hurricane Ian are felt on Thursday in Tybee Island, Georgia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A stoplight pole blown down by Hurricane Ian winds, rests on Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando on Thursday. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP)
In this photo provided by Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office, firefighters in Orange County, help people stranded by Hurricane Ian early Thursday. (Orange County Fire Rescue's Public Information Office via AP)
Authorities transport a person out of the Avante nursing home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Orlando. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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