DEVASTATION AND RESOLVE Monster Ian leaves SWFL paradise lost. Recovery under way; long rebuild looms.
Hurricane Ian crippled several vital transportation links to Lee County's barrier islands, wiping out portions of the Sanibel Causeway and the Matlacha Pass Bridge (shown above). A temporary bridge at Matlacha was built in three days and a temporary Sanibel connection is possible by the end of October. / ASSOCIATED PRESS
+ Dozens dead, 100s more missing, insured damage could top $70 billion.
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Rescuers help evacuate Suzanne Tomlinson, a resident who rode out the storm, as they carry her to a waiting boat in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Pine Island. / ASSOCIATED PRESS
+ Barrier islands take brunt of storm’s fury, face ground-up reconstruction.