Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida yesterday as a Category 4 storm, causing catastrophic flooding, wind damage, and power outages affecting millions. Ian also heavily damaged at least two causeways, cutting off the only land connection to several barrier islands. Early images are now coming in, showing some of the destruction caused by this unusually intense storm.
Early Photos of Hurricane Ian’s Landfall in Florida
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![A person takes photos of piles of storm-damaged boats.]()
Read moreA man takes photos of boats damaged by Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 29, 2022. #
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![A flooded street, with a stop sign standing in the water.]()
Read moreA flooded street is seen in downtown in Fort Myers as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwestern Florida on September 28, 2022. #
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![A utility worker walks past a fallen tree with its roots exposed..]()
Read moreA worker repairs power lines during an outage after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 29, 2022, in Bartow, Florida. #
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![An aerial view of many damaged homes pushed to one side of a lot.]()
Read moreDamaged homes and debris are shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 29, 2022. #
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Read moreA woman walks in a dark hallway using a flashlight during a power outage as Hurricane Ian made landfall, in Fort Myers, on September 28, 2022. #
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![A person uses a rake to clean storm debris from a yard.]()
Read moreTom Park begins cleaning up after Hurricane Ian moved through the Gulf Coast of Florida on September 29, 2022, in Punta Gorda, Florida. #
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![An aerial view of cars and trucks driving through a flooded street.]()
Read moreIn this aerial view, vehicles make their way through a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed through, in Fort Myers, on September 29, 2022. #
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![An aerial view of the still-burning ruins of a destroyed house.]()
Read moreSmoldering homes are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, on September 29, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach. #
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![An aerial view of a long causeway heavily damaged by a hurricane.]()
Read moreA damaged causeway to Sanibel Island is seen after the passing of Hurricane Ian, on September 29, 2022. #
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![A sailboat lies partially submerged, only its mast above water.]()
Read moreA sailboat lies partially submerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Punta Gorda, on September 29, 2022. #
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![An aerial view of cars driving down a flooded street.]()
Read moreVehicles drive through a flooded area after Hurricane Ian passed through on September 29, 2022, in Fort Myers. #
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Read moreAuthorities transport a person out of the Avante nursing home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, in Orlando, Florida, on September 29, 2022. #
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![People survey damage to their home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Toppled trees lie across a house.]()
Read morePeople survey damage to their home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Valrico, Florida, on September 29, 2022. #
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![A person holding a broom stands in the middle of their flood-damaged apartment.]()
Read moreStedi Scuderi looks over her Fort Myers apartment after floodwater inundated it when Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 29, 2022. #
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![An aerial view of a residential street with one of the houses on fire.]()
Read moreA home is ablaze and inundated homes are seen after Hurricane Ian tore through the area, seen in this still image taken from video in Lee County, Florida, on September 29, 2022. #
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![Damaged cars and storm debris lie piled up against an apartment building.]()
Read moreA damaged residential building is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, on September 29, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach. #
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![A person sits on steps overlooking a parking lot filled with storm debris and a couple of large boats.]()
Read moreBrenda Brennan sits next to a boat that pushed against her apartment during the hurricane on September 29, 2022, in Fort Myers. #
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![An aerial view of many damaged boats lying on the ground near a bay.]()
Read moreDamaged boats sit on and near the shore in Fort Myers on September 29, 2022. #
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![A collapsed residential building sits near a flooded river.]()
Read moreA collapsed building sits near a flooded river in the aftermath of the hurricane in Punta Gorda on September 29, 2022. #
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![A person assists another in a doorway outside a condo along storm debris and a grounded boat.]()
Read moreA person assists another outside a condominium, next to storm debris and a large grounded boat, in Fort Myers on September 29, 2022. #
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![Two people out of a group of five embrace as they all survey storm damage outside of houses.]()
Read morePeople embrace as they survey property damage from Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Bonita Springs, Florida. #
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