Crew members working on a temporary bridge to Florida’s barrier islands after Ian’s destruction

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Measuring Hurricane Ian’s Damage to Florida’s ‘Forgotten’ Areas

Betty Tony and Hubert Tony have lost every hurricane count they’ve experienced since moving to a house in the Dunbar area of ​​Fort Myers, Florida in 1958. A powerful Category 4 hurricane sheared through the roof of Mr. and Mrs. Tony’s green space. The room was exposed to the torrential rain. 81-year-old Betty Tony said of the home in which she and Hubert raised their two children and a dozen nieces and nephews, “I think it was really hard.”