Fort Myers Beach has been completely destroyed. Hurricane Ian has hit all of Southwest Florida. Most of us have no electricity and no internet. Limited mobile phone and text messaging available. Many of you reading this are from outside our area, so if you can help:
How to help those affected by Hurricane Ian
We are live now, accepting calls and texts on 98.1 FM, 106.3 FM and 96.1 FM. You can also steam from B103.9, 96K-Rock, ESPNSWFL and Sunny1063 apps. To hear the broadcast in Spanish, tune in to 99.3 fm or use the Playa99.3 app.
Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa, an island off the coast of Fort Myers, shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday. With Ian, it was her fifth strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States, with winds of 150 mph. Gorda near the pirate port. ”
It will take years to restore Fort Myers Beach, but the whole area has suffered a lot. The causeway to Sanibel collapsed, severely damaging the docks and leaving the island accessible only by helicopter. In some areas, the extent of damage is still unknown.
We will rebuild. But this takes a long time.
