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
myoca river and inundated communities like arcadia. and we re dealing with responses of water recoveries. high water vehicles are rescuing people from their homes and we re setting up points of distribution throughout the county to try to get food and water to those areas cut off due to flooding. we know that the death toll stands at 101 and could likely rise but over 2,000 people have been rescued. right, so there s the good news, so many successful rescues. are your teams still carrying out rescues? absolutely. as they pursue their presence missions which is really us just getting out in the community to make sure they understand that people care and we re there to help them. whether it s recovery or rescue or just providing security so they feel secure that their homes and belongings aren t