Three people are still missing from a Florida county weeks after Hurricane Ian slammed into the state as a Category 4 storm, in accordance with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
According to Sheriff Carmine Marceno on Tuesday, Fort Myers Beach residents James Hurst and Ivonka Knes, and North Fort Myers resident Gary Luke are still unaccounted for in the aftermath of Ian.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has responded to 4,866 well-being checks as of Sept. 27, officers wrote on Facebook.
On Sept. 28, Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida’s west coast, destroying properties with cruel winds topping 150 mph.
A member of Florida Task Force 8 city search and rescue tags a condominium constructing that has been checked and located clear of people, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Oct. 5, 2022, one week after the passage of Hurricane Ian.
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At least 127 people in Florida have died as a result of Hurricane Ian, in accordance with native officers.
Additionally, Hurricane Ian triggered 61 deaths in Lee County, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
Members of the Virginia Task Force 2 Urban Search and Rescue workforce seek for victims on the Red Coconut RV Park in Fort Myers, Fla. on Oct. 5, 2022.
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According to the governor’s workplace, 5 extra people have been additionally reported lifeless as a result of storm in North Carolina.
The sheriff’s workplace additional confirmed that 34 people have been additionally arrested for looting.
Hurricane Ian demolished properties and companies, broken infrastructures like roads and bridges, and harmed citrus fruit bushes that make up a key business in the state.
The financial injury created by the hurricane may attain as much as $75 billion, in accordance with a projection by knowledge agency Enki Research, which research the monetary impression of storms.
ABC News’ Meredith Deliso, Mary Kekatos and Max Zahn contributed to this report.
