Hurricane Ian makes landfall in South Carolina

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September 30, 2022 View in browser Hurricane Ian makes landfall in South Carolina   Louise Boyle Hurricane Ian made landfall for the third time this week in South Carolina after tearing a ruinous path across Florida and Cuba.   Ian roared ashore as a Category 1 storm near Georgetown with sustained winds of 85 miles per hour (140 kilometres per hour) at 2.05 pm (eastern time) on Friday. Georgetown is around 60 miles north of the city of Charleston.   The National Hurricane Center warned of life-threatening storm surge to the coast of the Carolinas.   Read the full story OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT LIKE > These Florida locals booked into Disney World during Hurricane Ian > Florida neighbourhoods left underwater as Hurricane Ian rips through state > Fox News anchor forgets Puerto Rico is part of the US in Hurricane Ian segment OTHER NEWSLETTERS YOU MIGHT LIKE Health Check Every Thursday, 7am (UK time) Written by Rebecca Thomas Join now The Race Report Fortnightly, 7am (UK time) Written by Nadine White Join now If you can spare a minute we'd love your feedback on our newsletters. Join the conversation or follow us Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Breaking News newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders.   If you do not want to receive The Independent's Breaking News newsletter, please unsubscribe.   If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our privacy notice and cookie policy.