Editorial photo #9015540 Disaster and Accident
Fort Myers Beach Florida Hurricane Ian Recovery
Recovery efforts are underway Saturday, October 15, 2022 on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Hurricane Ian made landfall on Sept. 28, 2022. Fort Myers Beach was ground zero for storm surge the area was completely submerged as the hurricane struck. The Category 4 storm is estimated to have caused more than $60 billion in private insured losses just in Florida, making it the second-largest disaster loss event on record, according to the industry trade group Insurance Information Institute. At least 54 people in the county died in storm-related deaths according to the state Medical Examiners Commission, the most of any county Photo by Tom O'Neill (Photo by Thomas O'Neill/NurPhoto)
