People leave the flooded community of Country Club Ridge in North Port Florida on September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian passed through the area a day earlier.
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People leave the flooded community of Country Club Ridge in North Port Florida on September 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian passed through the area a day earlier.
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Floridians are finding themselves in a landscape that has changed after Hurricane Ian swept through the area on Wednesday. Images of the aftermath show a glimpse of the devastation wrought by the powerful Category 4 storm: homes were swept away, boats were ripped from moorings, and neighborhoods were devastated. Rescue and recovery efforts were underway after some of the more dangerous conditions subsided, but Ian’s full kill range remains unclear.
Here are some pictures of what Hurricane Ian left behind:
A couple sit in front of their home in Englewood Florida on September 29, 2022.
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A couple sit in front of their home in Englewood Florida on September 29, 2022.
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Sheryl Hawk outside her home in Englewood Florida on September 29, 2022.
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Sheryl Hawk outside her home in Englewood Florida on September 29, 2022.
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Larry Goerlatz cleans up pieces of his roof in Englewood Florida on September 29, 2022.
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Larry Goerlatz cleans up pieces of his roof in Englewood Florida on September 29, 2022.
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Charlene Goerlatz looks out the window of her house where the roof fell after Hurricane Ian in Englewood Florida on September 29, 2022.
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Charlene Goerlatz looks out the window of her house where the roof fell after Hurricane Ian in Englewood Florida on September 29, 2022.
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People leave the flooded community of Country Club Ridge in North Port Florida after Hurricane Ian September 29, 2022.
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People leave the flooded community of Country Club Ridge in North Port Florida after Hurricane Ian September 29, 2022.
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Damaged homes and debris are displayed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla.
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Damaged homes and debris are displayed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla.
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Residents of mobile homes clean up debris after Hurricane Ian, in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 29, 2022.
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Residents of mobile homes clean up debris after Hurricane Ian, in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 29, 2022.
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A house burns on Sanibel Island after Hurricane Ian, Thursday, September 29, 2022, in Fla.
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A house burns on Sanibel Island after Hurricane Ian, Thursday, September 29, 2022, in Fla.
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Stedi Scuderi looks over her apartment in Fort Myers, Fla., on September 29, 2022, after floodwaters flooded it as Hurricane Ian passed through the area a day earlier.
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Stedi Scuderi looks over her apartment in Fort Myers, Fla., on September 29, 2022, after floodwaters flooded it as Hurricane Ian passed through the area a day earlier.
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A resident walks home on a flooded street in Fort Myers, Fla., on September 29, 2022, the day after Hurricane Ian made landfall in the area.
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A resident walks home on a flooded street in Fort Myers, Fla., on September 29, 2022, the day after Hurricane Ian made landfall in the area.
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Boats run aground on shore after Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Fla., on September 29, 2022.
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People hug as they survey property damage on September 29, 2022, in Bonita Springs, Fla.
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People hug as they survey property damage on September 29, 2022, in Bonita Springs, Fla.
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A truck pulls a kayaking man on a low-lying road following flooding following Hurricane Ian, in Key West, Fla., Wednesday afternoon, September 28, 2022.
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Frankie Romulus (left) and Kendrick Romulus stand on September 29, 2022, outside their apartment in Fort Myers, Fla., next to a boat that drifted into their complex as Hurricane Ian passed through the area.
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Motorists cross the John Ringling Causeway in Sarasota, Fla., as Hurricane Ian makes landfall south on September 28, 2022.
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A cyclist in St.Petersburg, Fla., before Hurricane Ian made landfall in the area on September 28, 2022.
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A cyclist in St.Petersburg, Fla., before Hurricane Ian made landfall in the area on September 28, 2022.
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Allan Juhl is helped to tie up his canoe while teammate Katie Falcon and their neighbors Ashley Palacios and her brother Andres Garcia search September 27, 2022, in the Palmetto Beach neighborhood of Tampa, Fla, before Hurricane Ian made landfall in the area.
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Allan Juhl is helped to tie up his canoe while teammate Katie Falcon and their neighbors Ashley Palacios and her brother Andres Garcia search September 27, 2022, in the Palmetto Beach neighborhood of Tampa, Fla, before Hurricane Ian made landfall in the area.
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A rising business is seen September 27, 2022, in Bay Harbor, Fla., before Hurricane Ian made landfall in the area.
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A rising business is seen September 27, 2022, in Bay Harbor, Fla., before Hurricane Ian made landfall in the area.
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Two people work on a home in South Tampa, Fla., on September 27, 2022, before Hurricane Ian made landfall in the area.
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Two people work on a home in South Tampa, Fla., on September 27, 2022, before Hurricane Ian made landfall in the area.
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