[국제]At least 100 victims of a hurricane in the United States … “the worst damage ever”

[앵커]

Hurricane Ian, which hit the southeastern United States, starting in Florida last week, is now extinct but has caused a lot of damage.

With more than 100 deaths in Florida alone and more than 600,000 homes continuing to experience power outages, recovery is expected to take at least several months.

I’m the reporter Kang Tae-wook.

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Fort Myer, Florida was hit by a direct hit as Ian landed.

At a gas station a column broke and the roof collapsed.

The car parked in front of the house is still covered with trees.

[빌 케이스터 / 포트마이어 주민 : 제 건물과 아래층 이웃집에 무슨 일이 일어났는지 보고 망연자실할 뿐입니다. 이해하기 어렵습니다.]

Houses and shops on the beach are in particularly poor condition.

There is no water or electricity, so restoration is impossible at this time.

[리엔 톤 / 포트마이어 해변 상가주인 : 지금 당장은 움직이면서 무언가 해야 합니다. 무엇을 해야 할지 모르겠습니다. 전기도 없고 물도 없습니다.]

Numerous houses have been destroyed, but the exact dimensions are not yet known.

This is because flooded areas, such as central Florida, still remain.

However, CNN reported that the death toll exceeded 100 in Florida alone.

He added that 2.6 million households had once cut off electricity, but restoration work is underway and has now dropped to fewer than 1 million households, he added.

[론 드센티스 / 미 플로리다 주지사 : 현재 주 전체에서 95%의 고객에게 전력이 공급되고 있습니다. 공급되지 않는 비율은 5%에 불과합니다.]

President Biden said the damage to Florida would be the worst in American history.

Additionally, we will personally visit the site at 5th local time to check the damage situation and determine federal government support.

I’m Taewook Kang from YTN.

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