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Hurricane Ian wreaks havoc as planes flipped over and buildings fully underwater
Daily Mirror reports.Despite the storm's winds bringing utter devastation to the region, it has only been classified as a Category 4 storm, shy of Category 5 which is the most severe classification given to storms that have winds as strong as 157mph.READ MORE: TV reporter hilariously uses condom to protect microphone during Hurricane IanOver 1.5million local residents have suffered power outages, with millions more ordered to evacuate their homes, while other areas have had curfews introduced.The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned: "Life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and flooding in the Florida Peninsula".Ken Graham, director of the National Weather Service said: "This is a storm that we will talk about for many years to come, an historic event."Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis said that Ian had generated life-threatening storm surges – waves of wind-driven seawater flooding along the coast – of up to 12 feet in some places.Shortly after the hurricane made landfall, the town of Fort Myers Beach was almost completely submerged, with videos circulating on social media showing just the roofs of people's homes.In terms of its sustained wind speeds, which peaked at 155mph before landfall, Ian ranks as one of the most ferocious hurricanes to strike the US mainland in recent years.The Weather Channel reported that Ian made landfall in the exact same point on Cayo Costa where Hurricane Charley came ashore in 2004 as a Category 4 storm.Even as Ian lashed Florida's Gulf Coast with fierce winds and drenching rains in the final hours before it swept ashore, authorities warned residents it was too late for anyone who had yet to evacuate to safely do so.The region is filled with mobile home parks, which most
