Moments before a reporter for First Coast News was due to go on air in Jacksonville, Florida, powerful gusts from Hurricane Ian blew over a shopping centre sign behind her.
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The storm has caused widespread destruction and flooding across the state since it made landfall on Wednesday, and Joe Biden has declared a federal emergency. More than 2m homes and businesses have been left without power.

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