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DeSantis gives update on Hurricane Ian recovery efforts in North Port and Arcadia

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Getty Images)

ARCADIA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke in North Port and Arcadia on Sunday afternoon.

DeSantis took a boat tour of the impacted areas after Hurricane Ian made landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm.

DeSantis said there are currently 42,000 linemen responding to more than 840,000 reported power outages.

So far, more than 1.8 million accounts have had power restored.

So far, there have been 47 deaths attributed to Hurricane Ian. Most of them were from drowning.