After the waters receded, residents got a first look at the destruction Hurricane Ian had on their communities in Southwest Florida.<br /><br />RELATED: Florida drone captures beached boats, destroyed Sanibel Causeway https://bit.ly/3y9pQIX<br /><br />The death toll from Hurricane Ian rose to at least 68 and about 700,000 homes and businesses across Florida remained without power on Sunday, four days after the Category 4 beast slammed ashore along the state's Gulf Coast.<br /><br />Confirmed fatalities included 61 in Florida, four in North Carolina and three in Cuba, where Ian made its first landfall Tuesday. The count remained fluid Sunday. <br /><br />Water levels kept rising in some flooded areas of Florida, inundating homes and streets that were passable a day or two earlier. Notices advising that water for human consumption be boiled were issued to at least parts of 23 counties.<br /><br />» Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh<br />» Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3USXxYG<br />» USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR.<br /><br />#Hurricane #Florida #Storm
