Fort Myers was one worst battered by Ian, with apocalyptic photos showing homes decimated by its wrath as roads turned into rivers with the tsunami of floodwater.
Naples and nearby Sanibel Island were also rocked by the ‘historic’ hurricane, with images of the latter showing a beachside pool overwhelmed by water as the region saw winds in the excess of 155mph.
The images show the current, embattled state of the Sunshine State’s southwest coast, with now nearly 2million out of power and forced to their home’s rooftops as water levels are still reported to be on the rise.
It always hits closer to home when you have a personal connection with a place. We spent about seven weeks in the Ft. Myers beach/Sanibel/Cape Coral area through December and January. We celebrated the new year while anchored on the backside of Sanibel. In the silence of the bay, we watched the fireworks in the distance while listening to the dolphins breathe as they fished in the bay. The places we called home for those seven weeks will never be the same.
According to noted climatologist Ph.D. Don Lemon, it’s people like YOU that caused GloboHots and thus, murdered Sanibel, etc.