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See aerial pictures that show Hurricane Ian's toll

Thomas James for WGCU/NPR
The devastation on Fort Myers Beach is clear in a view south of Matanzas Pass Preserve.

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October 04, 2022

An earlier photo caption mistakenly identified the Sanibel Lighthouse as being in Fort Myers.

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Hurricane Ian destroyed several portions of the Sanibel Causeway, the series of bridges that connects mainland Florida to Sanibel Island — which is home to some 6,500 people and located just south of where the storm made landfall. The Category 4 storm caused severe damage and flooding to Fort Myers and other gulf coast cities. ⁠

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