Several of those who lost their lives drowned, including a 68-year-old woman who was swept into the ocean by a wave.
Others who died as the hurricane struck included an 80-year-old woman and a 94-year-old man who relied on oxygen machines that stopped working because of power cuts.
Separately, a 67-year-old man who was waiting to be rescued lost his life after falling into rising water inside his home.Florida's devastation seen from above In Florida, the latest figures suggest that over 1.7 million residents are still without power. A further 400,000 homes and businesses in the Carolinas are also affected.
At a news conference, Mr DeSantis assured the public that these outages will be fixed - but in the hardest-hit areas, he warned it may take longer than 48 hours to get infrastructure back online. He also warned that looting or taking advantage of people in a vulnerable situation would not be tolerated - and criminals who did so were taking a huge risk.Read more:
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