CNN
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Many beach cottages that lined the shores of Sanibel Island were swept away by the storm surge from Hurricane Ian, according to new NOAA aerial imagery.
Most homes on Sanibel and Captiva Islands are still standing, but appear to have suffered some form of roof damage, in addition to some storm surge and flood damage.
Near Casa Ybel Beach Resort large scars in the sand are visible – the wave has eroded much of the beach and dunes.
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Shalimar Cottages & Motel has also disappeared. Its 14 cabins and the entire motel building were swept away by the storm. At least four cottages – or what’s left of them – sit across the street.
Mitchell’s SandCastle was also completely destroyed. There are no more buildings and the property is covered in sand.
Only one building remains of the Waterside Inn on the Beach. The only thing left of the property’s eight buildings, which encircle the pool, is debris.
The roofs of the four buildings that make up Ocean’s Reach suffered significant damage. It is unclear how things went inside the buildings, but a large debris field is visible behind the buildings. The covered parking structure behind the buildings was also destroyed.
Even though the storm surge no longer covers Sanibel, a number of homes remain underwater located on the Sanibel Island Golf Club.
