Volusia County officials estimate more than 6,000 homes were flooded and 1,000 businesses damaged. Another 1,00 homes along the Staint Johns River are still at risk of being flooded.
“Just hang in there,” DeSantis said Friday. “There’s a lot of help we understand at the state level. This is something that is going to require a lot of support for a long time.”
The county says Ian caused more than $263 million in damages. That number is only expected to grow.
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APTOPIX Tropical Storm Biden President Joe Biden talks to a person impacted by Hurricane Ian as he tours the area on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci)
Biden President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arrive to tour an area impacted by Hurricane Ian on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci)
Biden President Joe Biden, right, and first lady Jill Biden, left, tour an area impacted by Hurricane Ian with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, second from right, and his wife Casey DeSantis on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci)
Tropical Weather Biden In this image taken through a window, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden take an aerial tour to view the storm-ravaged areas after Hurricane Ian on Marine One, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. (Olivier Douliery/Pool Photo via AP) (Olivier Douliery)
Tropical Weather Biden FILE - People stand on the destroyed bridge to Pine Island as they view the damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Matlacha, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. The only bridge to the island is heavily damaged so it can only be reached by boat or air. Hurricane Ian has resulted in at least 79 people confirmed dead, including 71 in Florida, as hundreds of thousands of people wait for power to be restored. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) (Gerald Herbert)
Tropical Storm Biden President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talk to people impacted by Hurricane Ian during a tour of the area on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci)
Hurricane Ian: Biden to visit storm-ravaged southwest Florida on Wednesday In this aerial view, a FDOT crew works on repairing the road that goes to Pine Island on October 4, 2022, in Matlacha, Florida. The original road was made unpassable after Hurricane Ian passed through the area and washed out sections of the road. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Tropical Storm Biden President Joe Biden talks with Fort Myers Beach Mayor Ray Murphy as he tours the area impacted by Hurricane Ian on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci)
Tropical Weather Biden FILE - Water floods a damaged trailer park in Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, after Hurricane Ian passed by the area. Hurricane Ian has resulted in at least 79 people confirmed dead, including 71 in Florida, as hundreds of thousands of people wait for power to be restored. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) (Steve Helber)
Biden President Joe Biden waves before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Florida to visit areas impacted by Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) (Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Tropical Weather Biden President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are escorted by Col. Matthew Jones, Commander, 89th Airlift Wing, and his wife Christie Jones, as they walk to board Air Force One for a trip to Florida to visit areas impacted by Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci)
Biden President Joe Biden exits Marine One to board Air Force One for a trip to Florida to visit areas impacted by Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) (Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Biden President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, escorted by Col. Matthew Jones, Commander of the 89th Airlift Wing and his wife Christie Jones walk form Marine One to board Air Force One for a trip to Florida to visit areas impacted by Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) (Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Tropical Storm Biden President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden talk to people impacted by Hurricane Ian during a tour of the area on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci)