An aerial view of the Waterside Inn on Sanibel Island, Florida, before and after Hurricane Ian. NOAA The roofs of the four buildings that comprise Ocean’s Reach have sustained significant damage.

Even the fifth-strongest hurricane to strike the United States couldn’t topple the nearly 140-year-old Sanibel Island Lighthouse. But it definitely felt the height of Hurricane Ian’s wrath.

Aerial photos show Sanibel Island five months after Hurricane Ian, which made landfall in late September 2022, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. SEPT. 29: 2022: In this aerial view, the Sanibel Lighthou… ...

Sanibel Island in Florida has been a popular visiting spot, with its beaches and seashells. Now it is a disaster area from Hurricane Ian. The casueway was damaged. See the pictures.

Parts of southwest Florida have been left unrecognizable in the wake of Hurricane Ian. The Category 4 storm ripped through neighborhoods like Sanibel Island and Fort Myers Beach last Wednesday ...

Slowly, but surely, Sanibel is putting the pieces back together. In this case, the pieces are the island's globally popular beaches, which have been damaged in various ways by hurricanes. First it ...

Hurricane Ian caused catastrophic damage in Sanibel in September 2022, destroying several sections of the Sanibel Causeway that connects mainland Florida to the island, which is home to ...

In September 2022, the 12-mile-long barrier island on the Florida’s southwest coast was devastated by Hurricane Ian, with winds of more than 100 mph and a massive storm surge.

Sanibel Island marked another milestone in its recovery from Hurricane Ian, more than two years after the storm. This latest achievement aims to boost tourism, a crucial part of Sanibel’s economy.