WATCH: More Deaths Reported in Florida from Hurricane Ian, Emergency Officials Announce
By Fox News // September 30, 2022
WATCH: Governor DeSantis delivers a 9 A.M. update on Hurricane Ian.
(FOX NEWS) – In an update with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday morning, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie announced more fatalities from Hurricane Ian.
He told reporters that there was one confirmed death reported in Polk County.
In the hard-hit Charlotte County, 12 reported fatalities were unconfirmed.
In Collier County, there were eight unconfirmed deaths.
Guthrie noted that the state was still processing a couple of other “situations,” including one where human remains had been found.
He also warned about carbon monoxide issues, although noting he was not saying there had been carbon monoxide deaths.
The governor announced that more than $12 million in donations had been raised following Hurricane Ian’s devastation.
“Pretty, uh, pretty incredible that that’s happened,” he remarked, adding that donations help FEMA to “be a little bit more nimble.”
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said 13 counties in Florida have been designated for individual assistance as recovery and relief efforts are underway.
The number of customers reported without power on Friday morning dropped below the 2 million mark, although DeSantis noted that 99% of Hardy County was without power, as well as 85% of Charlotte and Lee Counties.
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