Hurricane Ian approches Florida Traffic lights wave by strong gust of wind ahead of Hurricane Ian, in Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. September 28, 2022.
REUTERS/Marco BelloHurricane IanWednesday, a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 mph and gusts nearing 200. More than 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate and tens of thousands were already without power before the storm even made landfall.
“The storm warnings are real, the evacuation notices are real, the danger is real and when the storm passes the federal government is going to be there to help you recover,” Biden said Wednesday morning. “We’ll be there to help you clean up and rebuild, to help Florida get moving again, and we’ll be there at every step of the way. That’s my absolute commitment to the people of the state of Florida.