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At least eight killed as Hurricane Ian lashes onto parts of Florida

NEW YORK, Sept 29 (KUNA) -- At least eight people have been killed after Hurricane Ian lashed onto several parts of the southeastern state of Florida with reported images of inundated roads and the widescale destruction of homes.
Initial estimates due to the storm point to losses decsribed as "huge" as well as the destruction of whole cities and power outages for over 2.6 million homes, local reports said.
Governor Ron DeSantis told NBC News said that the state has never seen similar floods, with some areas being left completely inundated amid widescale destruction, described as "catastrophic." Earlier, President Joe Biden ordered federal aid for the state to assist local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the devastating storm, declaring it a "major disaster." (end) asf.sd