President Joe Biden said on Friday that the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian in Florida is likely to be among the worst in U.S. history, and he has commanded that every conceivable measure be made to save lives.

"We're only now getting a sense of the scope of the devastation. It's likely to go down as one of the worst... in the country's history "Biden stated to reporters.

Hurricane Ian made landfall in South Carolina on Friday, a day after wreaking havoc on the Florida peninsula, damaging homes, collapsing a causeway, and stranding people along the state's Gulf Coast.