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After slamming Florida, Hurricane Ian barrels into South Carolina
- The latest: Storm system Ian has intensified to a Category 1 hurricane, and made landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina. The storm made landfall along the southwestern coast of Florida as a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday.
- Fatal impact: More than 20 people have been reported dead so far due to the storm. Search and rescue efforts are underway in the worst-hit areas of Florida.
- The conditions: The extremely dangerous conditions that Ian unleashed — including catastrophic floods and life-threatening storm surges — will continue as the storm moves toward Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
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Re: After slamming Florida, Hurricane Ian barrels into South Carolina
Shelters in Charleston County will remain open until 4 p.m. on Saturday, the county wrote in a news release.
Buses will start taking people from the shelters back to the original pick-up locations Saturday morning.
“A lot of prayers have been answered,” South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said.
“This storm is not as bad as it could have been, but don’t let your guard down yet. We are not out of the woods, there is water on the roads, still heavy winds, and it is still dangerous in many parts of the state.
”Charleston International Airport’s airfield closed Friday because of high winds and extended the closure until Saturday morning, the airport said.
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