Hurricane Milton has left a trail of destruction on San Carlos Island, with debris now spilling out onto Main Street. What was once people’s belongings and memories has been reduced to trash lining the streets, as residents and community members struggle to recover.
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Randy Beattey, a long-time resident of the area, shared how the storm has displaced him yet again. Beattey has lived on San Carlos Island for 27 years, and Hurricane Ian had already destroyed his ground-floor apartment. Despite the damage, he moved back in last summer after repairs were completed.
“Our place was rebuildable, we just got possession of it on June 24. Now this hit us again,” Beattey said.
Beattey is now once more without a home, as Hurricane Milton left his apartment uninhabitable.
“All the appliances got ruined, and you can’t live in it while you’re rehabbing it,” he explained.