Residents and business owners in Fort Myers Beach are being allowed to return to the area on Sunday nearly two weeks after Hurricane Ian.
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida, the town of Fort Myers Beach is now allowing residents and business owners to return to the area to begin the next steps of the recovery process.
Most residents of Fort Myers Beach have been off the island since being evacuated when Hurricane Ian approached the area at the end of September.
“Since the storm, the efforts to save lives and recover the remains of lost loved ones have been the top priority,” Fort Myers Beach Mayor Ray Murphy said. “We are now ready to move to the next step in the recovery process.”
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