The death toll from Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, reached at least 85 Sunday as rescue workers continued to search for people wanting to leave their devastated communities, particularly in the hardest-hit waterfront communities in southwestern.
The river crested two days after Hurricane Ian plowed up the state dumping more than a foot of rain in some places. It is flowing over roads stopping and confusing travelers who have been re-routed off major north and south bound arteries, including Interstate 75 in Charlotte County on Saturday.
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