Hurricane Ian heads for other US states after pounding Florida

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Hurricane Ian heads for other US states after pounding Florida

A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina's coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes.

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1968

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