A curfew has been imposed as a result and will last “until further notice”.
The community of Fort Myers “has been – to some extent – destroyed,” according to Lee County Manager Roger Desjarlais. Some of the 80,000-person city’s neighbourhoods have been left to resemble lakes, according to the news agency AFP.
Ron DeSantis, the state’s governor, referred to Hurricane Ian as the “largest flood event” south-west Florida had ever seen and declared that 7,000 National Guard soldiers are prepared to spearhead rescue efforts in flood zones.
Thursday will see a briefing from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for President Joe Biden.
As Hurricane Ian passes Florida, cities are inundated and without power.
Millions of people in Florida are without power due to one of the most catastrophic storms to hit the US in recent memory, and floodwaters are flowing inland.
On Wednesday at 15:10 local time (19:10 GMT), Hurricane Ian made landfall along the coast with winds of 241 km/h (150mph).
Dramatic sights included a hospital roof being blown off, automobiles being flooded, and trees being uprooted.
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