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Hurricane Ian’s aftermath still felt in Florida one week later: photos

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View of damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Oct. 6.
After Hurricane Ian hit Florida last week, residents are still reeling from the devastation.
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View of damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Oct. 6.
Fort Myers Beach, Florida, was hit hard by Hurricane Ian. The storm’s damage will cost up to $50 billion — as of now.
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View of damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday, October 6, 2022 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
Most of the damage from Hurricane Ian came from flooding, with cities such Naples, Florida, particularly impacted.
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View of a damaged pier in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday, October 6, 2022 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
Hurricane Ian was a high-end Category 4 storm when it hit the Florida coastline.
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A swimming pool in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday, October 6, 2022 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called for a state of emergency right before Hurricane Ian’s impact. Many Tampa Bay schools were closed because of the storm.
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View of damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Oct. 6, 2022.
According to local officials, Hurricane Ian has caused at least 126 total fatalities.
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View of damaged buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. October 6th 2022.
Hurricane Ian became the fifth-strongest hurricane on record to hit the US.
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View of destroyed buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday, October 6, 2022 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
Millions of Americans were left without power after Hurricane Ian hit.
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View of destroyed buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday, October 6, 2022 in San Carlos Island, Florida.
After Ian made landfall in Florida, it turned into a tropical storm before restrengthening into a hurricane once it went back to hovering over the Atlantic.
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View of destroyed buildings in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday, October 6, 2022 in San Carlos Island, Florida.
Hurricane Ian tarnished Florida with devastating 155 mph winds at its peak.
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View of damaged vessels in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Thursday, October 6, 2022 in San Carlos Island, Florida.
Hurricane Ian was among one of the deadliest hurricanes in American history ā€” and was the deadliest storm to strike Florida since 1935.
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Cars and debris from washed away homes line a canal in Fort Myers Beach after Hurricane Ian.
Cars and debris from washed away homes line a canal in Fort Myers Beach after Hurricane Ian.
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Damaged furniture and household items after Hurricane Ian passed through are shown in a home in Sanibel Island.
Damaged furniture and household items after Hurricane Ian seen in a Sanibel Island, Florida, home.
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Joe Kuczko puts up a tarp next to his mobile home in Pine Island after Hurricane Ian striked Florida.
Joe Kuczko puts up a tarp next to his mobile home in Pine Island after Hurricane Ian hit Florida.
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Residents of Florida's Gulf Coast barrier islands are returning to assess the damage from Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Sanibel Island, Florida.
Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast barrier islands return to assess the damage from Hurricane Ian on Oct. 6 on Sanibel Island.
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Residents of Floridaā€™s Gulf Coast barrier islands are returning to assess the damage from Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Sanibel Island, Fla., despite limited access to some areas.
After wreaking havoc on the southeast US, Hurricane Ian climbed up the East Coast before dissipating.
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Bruce Hickey, 70, walks along the waterfront littered with debris on San Carlos Island, Fort Myers Beach, Florida after Hurricane Ian.
Bruce Hickey, 70, walks along the waterfront littered with debris on San Carlos Island, Florida.
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A resident navigates a canoe to his flooded home on Whitecomb Drive along the shore of Lake Harney in Geneva, Florida.
A resident navigates a canoe to his flooded home along the shore of Lake Harney in Geneva, Florida, after Hurricane Ian’s impact.
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A member of Florida Task Force 8 urban search and rescue tags a condominium building that has been checked and found clear of people in Fort Myers Beach after Hurricane Ian.
A member of Florida Task Force 8 urban search and rescue tags a condo building that has been checked and found clear of people in Fort Myers Beach after Hurricane Ian.
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Piles of debris and homes damaged in Hurricane Ian line the roadway in Matlacha, Florida.
Piles of debris and homes damaged in Hurricane Ian line the roadway in Matlacha, Florida.
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A sign, put up by an owner of a mobile home damaged in Hurricane Ian in Pine Island, Florida.
A sign, put up by an owner of a mobile home damaged in Hurricane Ian in Pine Island, Florida.
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Carrying a gas can and a sump pump, resident Cody Clark walks into waist-high water to his flooded home on Crossover Lane along the shore of Lake Harney in Geneva, Florida.
Carrying a gas can and a sump pump, resident Cody Clark walks into waist-high water to his flooded home on Lake Harney in Geneva, Florida.
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Kathy Hickey, 70, climbs across a ruined trailer as she picks her way through debris to where she and her husband Bruce had a winter home, a trailer originally purchased by Kathy's mother in 1979, on San Carlos Island.
Kathy Hickey, 70, climbs across a ruined trailer as she picks her way through debris to where she and her husband Bruce had a winter home, a trailer originally purchased by Kathy’s mother in 1979, on San Carlos Island.
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