Cyclone Ian batters South Carolina in second US landfall

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Ian lashes South Carolina as cyclone in second US landfall

Post-Tropical Cyclone Ian is lashing South Carolina in its second US landfall after carving a swathe of deadly destruction across Florida.

Ian was one of the strongest storms ever to hit the US when it struck Florida as a category four hurricane on Wednesday. The storm is moving north with maximum sustained winds of around 70mph , according to the National Hurricane Center .Watch: "I hid in my bath tub all day and night as the hurricane hit my mobile home."Considerable flash and urban flooding was possible across coastal and north-east South Carolina, coastal North Carolina and south-east Virginia on Friday, the NHC said.

He said Ian was likely to be among the worst natural disasters in US history. The storm has caused $47bn in insured losses, according to research firm CoreLogic.Hurricane Ian was much less damaging than category five Hurricane Katrina, which killed more than 1,800 people and wreaked $125bn in damage when it slammed into Louisiana in August 2005.

 

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