Fort Myers Beach residents question their future after 3 hurricanes in 2 years
A change in perspective of re-assessing life after the storms. For the third consecutive year, residents of Fort Myers Beach are left asking if it is time to move on after yet another hurricane is followed by another and another. Melody King has spent her entire life living on the beach. She summed up the sentiment after the most recent storm from Hurricane Milton, whose winds reached 100 mph along Florida's west coast. "If you're thanking God that it was only a Category 3," King said, "maybe it's time to reevaluate what we're doing here.". After Hurricane Milton "The day after Hurricane Milton, King says, was a strange mix of relief and anxiety. Her house made it; most didn't. Driving through Fort Myers Beach with sand covering the streets, King streamed the damage live, showing collapsed homes and destruction and, at the same time, feeling comfort when her home stayed standing. A History of Devastation: Surviving Hurricane Ian On her 39th ...