Jim Bianco rode out Florida's 'Storm of the Century' in 1993 and Hurricane Charley. When the calls for evacuation came this time around, he decided to stay put again for Hurricane Ian. Never again, he said.
aimed at fortifying structures against hurricanes — remain intact, with little evidence of damage.
His Tesla"floated up to the garage door" and his pool is now filled with sand brought in by the storm surge, he says. From the air, the larger picture comes into perspective. Some 28 miles north, in hardest-hit Fort Myers, reporter Eileen Kelley of member station WGCU views the destruction from a helicopter. The beach, she says, has"been reduced to rubble" and the water is"horrifying."Destruction of small shops along Bonita Beach Rd. in Bonita Springs, south of Cape Coral, on Sept. 30, 2022.
"My friend's family lives here," he says."We came down to try to help them clean up, but you really can't get in."
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