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Iconic Clock In Fort Myers Beach Removed Ahead Of Hurricane

Iconic clock in Fort Myers Beach replaced after Hurricane Ian, removed for safekeeping before Hurricane Milton's arrival.

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Gator strolls through Florida beach town ‘casually eating a snake’

The bizarre alligator encounter, caught on video, occurred in broad daylight at Fort Myers Beach. "Welcome to Florida."

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The resurgence of Margaritaville: Two massive resort chains open on opposite coasts after bankruptcy scare

One resort opened in Lake Tahoe, while the other is in Florida on Fort Myers Beach

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Struggles continue for thousands in Florida 8 months after Hurricane Ian as new storm season looms

Eight months ago, chef Michael Cellura had a restaurant job and had just moved into a fancy new camper home on Fort Myers Beach

The Independent UK

Life after Hurricane Ian: A firsthand look at Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel’s recovery

“I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?” went the well-known Creedence Clearwater Revival refrain, sung by a local guitarist perched on his stool inside MudBugs Cajun Kitchen on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Orlando Sentinel

After Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach struggles to become 'a functional paradise'

Nearly every building on the barrier island in Southwest Florida was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Ian's 15-foot storm surge. It's left the town with almost a clean slate for redevelopment.

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Six months after Ian: Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel remain changed but show human resilience

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. — Darkness has not yet yielded to the rising sun, but there’s already a flurry of activity on the tip of Sanibel Island. More than a hundred island locals and public officials have gathered around the community’s beacon of light to mark five months after Hurricane Ian’s…

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On Florida's Gulf Coast, developers eye properties ravaged by Hurricane Ian

With more than 35,000 homes damaged or destroyed in Lee County, Fla., residents are concerned about housing affordability – and changes to their communities – as developers become involved.

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Best travel options to vacation on Florida’s west coast after Hurricane Ian

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Southwest Florida’s famed vacation spots — Naples, Captiva and Sanibel Islands, Fort Myers Beach, Pine Island Sound — have long been escapes from Florida’s more bustling east coast.

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Still reeling from Ian, Florida shrimpers are desperate to get back on the water

Fishers in southwest Florida are desperate to save their shrimping fleet, and their lifestyle, decimated by Hurricane Ian more than a month ago.

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‘It’s A Tsunami’: Storm Surge Survey Crews Uncover Startling Damage From Ian

In the days leading up to Hurricane Ian's disaster, storm surge and flooding would be among the most significant dangers.

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Fort Myers Beach Residents Salvage Cherished Items From Ian Ruins

Before thousands of people evacuated their homes ahead of Hurricane Ian's arrival in Florida, they placed their valuables as high as possible, hoping they would stay safe throughout the storm

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Hurricane Ian: Behind the scenes of search and rescue on Fort Myers Beach

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — The members of the South Florida Urban Search and Rescue Team followed Hurricane Ian up the coast to Fort Myers Beach, where a raging storm surge destroyed homes and killed people who did not evacuate.

Tribune News Service

Fort Myers Beach residents return to ravaged island. No power, water, destroyed homes

Ten days after Hurricane Ian tore through his small, tight-knit waterfront community of Fort Myers Beach with a storm surge estimated as high as 18 feet, Jerry Altrip boarded a bus and made his way back from the mainland across the causeway that connects to the small barrier island.

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Hurricane Ian's death toll: Dozens drown in Florida storm surge

TAMPA. Fla. — Mitch Pacyna kept his eye on the weather, even before the wind picked up, the first drops of rain fell or the floodwater rose along his street.

The Independent UK

As search goes on, Floridians await OK to survey Ian's wrath

William Wellema drove all the way from New Jersey to Florida's Gulf Coast to see if his vacation home on Fort Myers Beach survived Hurricane Ian

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As Joe Biden speaks next door, a Fort Myers Beach man wonders what’s next

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Around the corner from where President Joe Biden was about to speak Wednesday afternoon, Louis “Smoky” Casin sat in a lawn chair under the front of a fifth-wheel trailer.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Hold the condescending lectures. Give hurricane aid to everyone in need.

Southwest Florida is filled with Chicagoans. In Naples, Chicago philanthropists such as the late Raymond Lutgert transformed those communities, supporting their museums and galleries. The founding CEO of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts was a former Chicago advertising executive. Plenty of real estate developers from this city turned…

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The Guardian - US

Florida mayor not offended by Biden’s ‘salty language’ on live microphone

Ray Murphy, mayor of Fort Myers Beach, says: ‘It was not directed at anybody. It was just two guys talking. It didn’t faze me one bit’

Miami Herald

He survived Ian in a tree as his mobile home flooded. Are trailer parks too risky?

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Shawn Hunte figured he would weather Hurricane Ian the same way he weathered countless storms as a shrimper on the flooded, tilted decks of bucking boats in high seas.

Miami Herald

Grueling Ian search takes toll on Miami fire crews. ‘Forget about our jobs, we’re human’

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — It’s grueling work being a member of Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 2, made up mostly of city of Miami firefighters.

Miami Herald

Editorial: Florida faces big questions after Hurricane Ian

The stories coming out of the most hurricane-devastated areas of Florida’s Southwest coast are heart-rending: Residents leaving on foot from Fort Myers Beach, rolling small suitcases of whatever they could salvage. Pleas for food, water, propane and toilet paper posted on social media. Pine Island, Naples, Matlacha — all hit…

Zenger

Florida Reels In Aftermath Of Hurricane Ian, Death Toll Rises

Thousands of people have been rescued in the days since Hurricane Ian ripped a wide path of destruction across Florida.

The Independent UK

Fort Myers beach ‘no longer exists’ as popular tourist getaway destroyed by Hurricane Ian

US Senator Marco Rubio said that there is no comparison to the scale of the damage in Florida

Miami Herald

‘It’s a total loss.’ Iona residents left with little after Hurricane Ian

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The small unincorporated Lee County community of Iona lies a few miles east of Fort Myers Beach, still closed off to the public while rescue crews search through what is reported to be complete devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

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