Tim Cook: Apple is donating to Hurricane Ian relief efforts

In a tweet, CEO Tim Cook says Apple is donating to relief efforts on the ground to all those affected by Hurricane Ian.

From the tweet: We are keeping everyone being affected by Hurricane Ian in our thoughts, and we thank the first responders for helping those in harm’s way. Apple is donating to relief efforts on the ground.

More than 2.5 million customers across Florida are without power after Hurricane Ian,now a tropical storm, “walloped the state as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the United States, causing widespread devastation and flooding that trapped residents in their homes,” according to NBC News.

President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Florida over the devastation caused by Ian. The president ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by the storm starting Sept. 23 and onward, the White House said.

Hurricane Ian made landfall on the southwestern coast of Florida, near Cayo Costa, as a Category 4 storm on Wednesday.  At that time, maximum sustained winds were reported at 150 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center (for comparison, a Category 5 hurricane has sustained winds of at least 157 mph).