101 people across florida across 11 different counties. ian s wrath is also blamed for at least four deaths in north carolina. right now, search and rescue operations remain under way. 2,000 rescues have been carried out across florida. the red cross housed 2900 people in their shelters sunday night. the state has 2.3 million meals and 83,000 have applied for assistance. this morning, fort myers beach remains closed. crews are searching for survivors, working around the clock. 400,000 people there remain without electricity. and an official warns it may be weeks or months for some to get it back on. well, tomorrow, president biden fresh off the tour of hurricane-ravaged puerto rico is set to visit florida. let s begin in florida with anchor and fellow correspondent boris sanchez. boris, good morning. thank you for being with us. that is a really significant jump in the death toll from when we spoke to you yesterday morning. at the same time, officials haven t given up hope
the impact being felt here in fort myers beach. we ve heard that four out of the town s city councilmembers actually lost their own homes. so as they re in the process of trying to help these folks get back on their feet they re dealing with their own sense of loss, poppy. no question, boris, thank you to you and your whole team who remain down there drbringing th developments. let s talk about what boris just brought to us, major general james eifert, he s from the national guard. general thank you for your time this morning. good morning, pleasure. boris just described to us a reality, when he said as they clear out rubble, they are finding bodies. and it is many of your folks that are there helping with that, that are having to go through clearly what is a traumatic rescue and recovery effort. and you sent us some video that
Gov. Ron DeSantis urged Floridians to be aware of local evacuation orders as Hurricane Ian is expected to strengthen into a “major” storm in the eastern Gulf of Mexico as early as Tuesday.