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Death toll tops 20 as Hurricane Ian makes second landfall in South Carolina

President Biden said hurricane ‘likely to rank among worst in nation’s history’ as historic Charleston spared worst of storm’s fury

Flooding in Port Charlotte the day after Hurricane Ian made landfall. Photograph: Johnny Milano/The New York Times
Flooding in Port Charlotte the day after Hurricane Ian made landfall. Photograph: Johnny Milano/The New York Times
Courtney Weaver in Washington and Caitlin Gilbert in New York
Fri Sept 30 2022 - 22:20

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