Evacuated Residents
Evacuated residents have begun returning to their homes after Hurricane Ian tore through Florida — only to find neighborhoods they no longer recognize. A few News teams flew with the Coast Guard from Clearwater to Fort Myers, Sanibel Island and Naples as it surveyed some of the most devastated areas in Florida. Boats had been swept inland and were piled on top of each other, with many leaking oil and other chemicals into the water. Homes were missing roofs, others were crushed and scraped down to their foundations. The storm's churning water forever changed the coastline, with tons of sand blown inland. Its winds and storm surge were so powerful that it washed away three parts of Sanibel Causeway, the only way on and off Sanibel Island. It could take months to fix. Army Corps of Engineers Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner was on the helicopter surveying the damage to roads, bridges and other vital structures. "We're looking at pump stations. We're looking at nursing homes, hospitals," Hibner said. Keri Faught and Jonathan Richards rode out the storm at their house.
During The Storm
They huddled together for hours as water inundated the ground level of their home.
"He's screaming at me, 'Get in the attic," Faught said. They were in the attic from 4:30 p.m. to almost 7 a.m. the next day. She said the experience was "awful." Despite orders to evacuate, many people across Florida's southwest coast sheltered in place during the storm.
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