In Pictures: Hurricane Ian batters Florida

The Category 4 hurricane is one of the most powerful US storms in recent years.

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September 29, 2022 at 11:20 AM

A man walks among fallen palm leaves and debris in a street downtown as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwestern Florida, in Fort Myers, Florida, U.S., September 28, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

A flooded street is seen downtown as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwestern Florida, in Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. September 28, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

An overturned flower pot is seen along a flooded street as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwestern Florida, in Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. September 28, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

A stop sign is seen immersed in flood waters as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwestern Florida, in Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. September 28, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

A fallen traffic light is seen in a street as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwestern Florida, in Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. September 28, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

A car is stranded at the median blockade of a street as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwestern Florida, in Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. September 28, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

Guests sit inside a hotel during a power outage as Hurricane Ian approaches in Fort Myers, Florida, US, September 28, 2022. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Hurricane Ian approaches Fort Myers, Florida, US, September. 28, 2022. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Jacob Woods, a meteorology student at the Mississippi State University, measures wind gusts as Hurricane Ian approaches on September 28, 2022, in Sarasota, Florida. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Motorists travel across the John Ringling Causeway as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on September 28, 2022, in Sarasota, Florida. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Bunting is torn from an awning by the wind from Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022, in Sarasota, Florida. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Brent Shaynore runs to a sheltered spot through the wind and rain from Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022, in Sarasota, Florida. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Storm debris litters a street in the wake of Hurricane Ian September 28, 2022, in Sarasota, Florida. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

A downed tree lies next to the road after being toppled by the winds and rain from Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Florida. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Wind and rain pick up in the Ybor City neighborhood ahead of Hurricane Ian making landfall on September 28, 2022, in Tampa, Florida. PHOTO: AFP

People venture into Tampa Bay, where the water has drained as Hurricane Ian approaches, in Tampa, Florida, September 28, 2022. PHOTO: NYTIMES

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