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The three-mile-long Sanibel Causeway connects the island with the mainland and portions of the bridge were destroyed by Hurricane Ian on 28 September 2022. ... Powerful waves lashed the Sanibel ...
A large section of a causeway connecting a Florida island to the mainland collapsed in Hurricane Ian, leaving anyone who did not evacuate stranded. Section of Sanibel Causeway is destroyed by Ian ...
Additionally, a large portion of the Sanibel Causeway collapsed and washed away during the storm, cutting off all vehicle access to Sanibel. [73] [74] Vehicular access to the island was re-established on October 11 for emergency workers and public access was re-established October 21 for local residents. [75]
Sanibel is only reachable now by air or boat. Hurricane Ian washed large portions of its causeway bridge away. "Our island is a jewel. People come from around the world to see our island," said Smith.
See damage The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club on Sanibel Island sustained during Hurricane Ian.
The 1944 Cuba–Florida hurricane (also known as the 1944 San Lucas hurricane and the Sanibel Island Hurricane of 1944) [1] [2] was a large Category 4 tropical cyclone on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale that caused widespread damage across the western Caribbean Sea and Southeastern United States in October 1944.
9 August 2024 [1] [2] Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve: Butte County, California ~7,800-acre (3,200 ha) property owned and used for educational purposes by Chico State University: Almost completely destroyed by the Park Fire worsened by an ongoing heatwave. Destruction included a historic barn and university offices. Late July 2024 [3] [4] [5]
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter prepares to land on the beach to ferry people off the island, in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, on Sanibel Island, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)