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Hurricane Ian has smashed into Florida, with winds of up to 200 km/hr. A storm surge has swept through parts of the state, swallowing cars and flooding houses. More than two million people have lost electricity and Florida's governor, Ron de Santis, has warned people in the storm's path to get ready for "a nasty, nasty" couple of days.

Cuba was first hit by Hurricane Ian, killing at least two people before moving towards Florida. And the US Border Patrol is looking for up to 23 migrants missing after their ship sank off the Florida coast during the storm.

大象传媒 Newsday heard from Coleen Wright, the St. Petersburg reporter for the Tampa Bay Times.

"I鈥檝e seen whole first floors of buildings become completely flooded and people have to either stand on counter tops or go to their second floor, I鈥檝e seen roofs peel off."

"It always feels scary, I鈥檝e lived through hurricanes my whole life but this one definitely felt different."

(Pic: Hurricane Ian floods streets in downtown southwestern Florida, U.S. Credit: Reuters)

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