• Hurricane Ian may turn out to be the "deadliest" storm to ever hit Florida, President Joe Biden said Thursday.
  • "We're hearing early reports of what may be substantial loss of life," Biden said at FEMA headquarters.
  • Ian wreacked havoc in the state after making landfall over southwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane.

Hurricane Ian may turn out to be the "deadliest" storm to ever hit Florida, President Joe Biden said on Thursday. 

"This could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history," Biden said at the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington, DC, adding, "The numbers are still unclear, but we're hearing early reports of what may be substantial loss of life."

Ian wreacked havoc in the Sunshine State after it made landfall over southwestern Florida as a ferocious Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday afternoon.

The hurricane, which left more than 2.5 million people without power, left a path of destruction across Florida as it trapped locals inside their flooded homes.

Biden said that search-and-rescue operations got underway before dawn on Thursday "for people stranded and who are in desperate shape."

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