• A boat carrying more than two dozen Cuban migrants has capsized off the coast of Florida, as the Sunshine State is inundated with 155mph winds
• As Hurricane Ian gained traction in the Gulf of Mexico, it took down the boat
• Four people managed to swim ashore to Florida's Stock Island, but 23 people on board are still missing 
• The storm has already inundated the island nation, knocking out power to all 11.3 million people
• It is now on its way to Florida, where it will bring windspeeds just shy of a Category 5 status 

Dozens of Cuban migrants are missing after a boat they were on capsized off the coast of Florida as the Sunshine State is inundated with 155mph winds.

As the hurricane gained traction in the Gulf of Mexico, it took down a boat carrying Cubans to the United States.

Four people managed to swim ashore to Florida's Stock Island, Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar, of the U.S. Border Patrol's Miami Sector said, according to BNO News.

But 23 people on board the boat are still missing. The United States Coast Guard is now initiating a search and rescue operation in the area ahead of the storm. 

Hurricane Ian has already devastated the communist Caribbean island, knocking out power to all 11 million of its residents and tearing down decades-old infrastructure. Power was just beginning to be restored to some consumers Wednesday afternoon - a full day after the 'total fall' of the island's grid.

'Restoration work in Cuba's National Electric System (SEN) has made it possible to recover 224 megawatts (MW), and restore service to a part of consumers in 12 provinces of the country,' according to a statement released by the state on Wednesday.

The storm is now slamming into Florida, where it is expected to cause even more damage with windspeeds just shy of a Category 5 status.