One road is apparently 'folded up like an accordion.'
that connects the Lee County's Sanibel and Captiva Islands — barrier islands off the Fort Meyers coast that are usually home to several thousands of Floridians — in pieces.
Those islands, along with a few others, are now only accessible by boat — a logistical nightmare for rescue and clean-up operations, not to mention any evacuated residents wanting to return home.a major chunk of that bridge, the Sanibel Causeway, was completely torn away, while the mainland road that feeds into it is currently "folded up like an accordion." The causeway to Pine Island, another barrier island in the area, is also impassible.
"Lee and Charlotte [counties] are basically off the grid at this point," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reportedly said during a Thursday press briefing, adding according to the, federal rescue assistance will be dispatched as soon as possible, but when that will be is unfortunately still fuzzy. "We are aware of a number of calls from people stranded due to high water," the Lee County Public Safety Director Ben Abes told the. "However, we are faced with conditions that make it impossible to respond right now.""This is going to be a very difficult, trying time for the next several months," Lee County manager Roger Desjarlais told the.
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