Hurricane Ian’s death toll topped 80 as trapped Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina residents faced rebuilding expected to cost tens of billions of dollars, with some officials criticized for How did they deal with the hurricane?

The death toll is expected to continue to rise as flood waters recede and search parties move into areas that were originally cut off from the outside world. Hundreds of people were rescued as emergency personnel inspected houses and buildings that were flooded or completely swept away by water.

At least 85 hurricane-related deaths have been confirmed since Yang hit the Florida Gulf Coast with catastrophic force as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum winds of 240 km/h on Wednesday.

All but four of the deaths were in Florida: Lee’s coastal county government counted 42 deaths in the county that was hit by the hurricane when it made landfall, and officials in four neighboring counties recorded 39 more deaths.

Lee County officials faced questions about whether they issued the evacuation order in a timely manner.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will witness the devastation in Florida live on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement Saturday. Biden and his wife are due to visit Puerto Rico on Monday, where hundreds of thousands of people are still without power two weeks after Hurricane Fiona hit the island.