USA TODAY Community visible journalist Ricardo Rolan lately piloted a drone over Fort Myers Beach, Florida.

Fort Myers Beach, together with Sanibel Island and Pine Island, was a void when Hurricane Ian struck on September 28. It was devastating with over $113 billion in harm and over 160 deaths.

Rolan recognized essentially the most highly effective pictures that may be taken utilizing a drone. The photographs present how even half a yr after Ian criticized the realm, it nonetheless has a protracted strategy to go for enchancment.

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