More Than 2.5M Households in Florida Without Power After Hurricane Ian, Biden Declares Major Disaster
Homes and infrastructure were torn apart by catastrophic winds and major storm surges swept through southwestern Florida on Wednesday as Ian made landfall centered just north of Fort Meyers. Potentially record-breaking rainfall also caused severe flooding elsewhere in the state. President Joe Biden has declared Florida under a state of “major disaster,” opening up federal funding to people affected by the storm in nine counties. More than 2.5 million customers across Florida are without electricity, as of writing. In…