Southwest Florida is looking ahead toward the long slog of recovering from a rare direct hit by a major hurricane
A man hauls debris away from a pizza restaurant that was badly damaged by Hurricane Ian at Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. FORT MYERS, Fla. — — An army of 42,000 utility workers has restored electricity to more than 2.5 million businesses and homes in Florida sinceonslaught, and Brenda Palmer's place is among them. By the government's count, she and her husband Ralph are part of a success story.
With the major search for victims over and a large swath of Florida's southwest coast settling in for the long slog of recovering from a rare direct hit by a major, residents are bracing for what will be months, if not years, of work. Mourning lost heirlooms will be hard; so will fights with insurance companies and decisions about what to do next.
At a makeshift memorial set up in a downtown park along the Caloosahatchee River, Holly Harmon got tearful Monday while placing yellow roses beside photos of people lost to the storm. She said it was the first time she'd been able to visit because she had to wait for an inspector from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess damage to her home.
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