At least 2 dead on Sanibel Island, which is cut off from Florida’s mainland after Ian’s storm surge severs causeway By Amy Simonson, Christina Maxouris, Paul P. Murphy, ...

We’re going to rescue some people off Sanibel, which is cut off from the world right now,” he said. “So it’s very apropos.” ‘This is true carnage’ ...

Sanibel, home to about 6,300 people, is located on Sanibel Island off the west coast of Florida, ... “Obviously our main access to the island has been cut off,” Souza said.

Hurricane Ian destroyed a major chunk of the Sanibel Causeway when it slammed into Florida's west coast Wednesday, cutting off access to the barrier island where 6,400 people normally live.

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: We're going to stay in Lee County, Fla., for a moment, specifically Sanibel Island, which remains cut off from mainland Florida unless you travel by boat.

Cut off from family, friends and supplies by Sanibel Causeway’s partial collapse, the islands’ residents who had stayed and survived were stranded. Audra D. S. Burch contributed reporting.

Sanibel Island issued a mandatory evacuation order ahead of Milton’s landfall. Residents had the harrowing experience being cut off during Hurricane Ian when the Sanibel Causeway was partially ...

The Sanibel Causeway spans San Carlos Bay and connects Sanibel Island with Punta Rassa. It consists of three separate bridge spans and two-man-made islands between them. Before the causeway, and ...

Sanibel residents can now return to their homes on the island, Mayor Richard Johnson announced in a press conference shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday. But there are some things residents should know ...

Sanibel Island is twelve miles long, ... in 2011, which cut new inlets, created new beaches, and destroyed countless homes. A year later, up the ... past a home that had floated off its foundation.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Sanibel Island was one of the hardest hit areas in the state when Hurricane Ian slammed into the west coast of Florida on Sept. 28, 2022. The storm cut off the only way to the ...