Both the number of casualties and repair costs remain unclear, but the extent of the damage is becoming apparent as Florida entered its third day after Ian…
New images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed that several beach cottages and a motel building that lined the shores of Florida’s Sanibel Island were wiped away by Ian’s storm surge. Even though most homes were still standing, they appeared to have roof damage, the images showed.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
Both the number of casualties and repair costs remain unclear, but the extent of the damage was becoming apparent as Florida entered its third day after Ian first hit. A man tows a canoe through a flooded street of his neighborhood as a truck passes in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.“Those older homes that just aren’t as strong built, they got washed into the sea,” said Governor Ron DeSantis.
An aerial picture taken on Sept. 30 shows the collapsed Sanibel Causeway in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Sanibel, Florida.U.S. President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration, making federal resources available to counties impacted by the storm. Hundreds of Fort Myers residents lined up at a Home Depot store on Friday on the east side of the city, hoping to purchase gas cans, generators, bottled water and other supplies. The line stretched as long as a football field.
At a mobile home park on San Carlos Island in Fort Myers Beach, trailers had been pushed together by the wind and water. A boat lay on its side at a local marina, where another boat had come to rest in a tree.
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