Peggy Zachritz of Fort Myers tells how she and her husband survived severe flooding in their home after Hurricane Ian landed in the area as a category 4 hurricane.

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Hurricane Ian’s storm surge and torrential rain left behind a trail of destruction. The contrast between neighborhoods was stark: Across the street from Saah’s flooded neighborhood of colorful cottages stood a yacht and country club, and down the block, tall sturdy villas. Farther down, mobile homes were torn apart in trailer home parks and RV resorts.

On San Carlos Island, 5 miles south before the bridge to decimated Fort Myers Beach, boats were washed ashore to small single-story shopping plazas, warehouses and mobile home neighborhoods, crushing trucks and cars beneath them surrounded by tangles of power lines.

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