Ian leaves scenes of recovery despair on Florida coast

A few miles meant the difference between life and death on the Florida coast when Hurricane Ian struck And contrasting scenes of recovery and destruction show how a disaster can mean different things to different people At one spot a crowd of locals gather at a motel's outdoor tiki bar for drink specials and live music But a few miles away entire families are staying at a mass shelter housing more than 500 storm victims Relief worker Arlan Fuller says a combination of factors including location the sturdiness of buildings and peoples' means determined how well they fared in the storm

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