"What's crazy is we are not even the hardest hit area," he said. Looking over all the damage in Naples, it's hard to fathom how bad others had it just one county over, McGinn said. "Their personal property is gone," McGinn said. While water wiped out the contents of condos, homes and businesses, he said, structural damage might not be extensive since winds weren't as extreme as with past storms. "It looks like a war zone up here," McGinn said. In the Moorings area, Regency Towers looked like it took a heavy hit too - along with other condos and homes. Croix Club condominiums, but it was hard to determine the extent of it. It all comes from a good place."Īt the Horizon Way beach access in Park Shore, he pointed to what looked like structural damage at St. Everybody wants to see how the city of Naples fared. It is owned by Gannett and has a circulation of more than 40,000. "This is how well people listen," McGinn said. The Naples Daily News is the main daily newspaper of Naples, Florida, and Collier County. While beach ends, or public access points, haven't reopened, residents and visitors alike have flocked to them, to see the damages with their own eyes shooting photos and videos to document the storm. "People were still out and about, not listening to shelter in place," he said, or evacuation orders.Īfter the storm, vehicles blocking streets were taken to Baker Park, but eventually, the city ran out parking spaces for them. They had to walk or swim away, abandoning their vehicles, McGinn said. Some of the stranded cars still spotted around the city, he said, are the result of residents driving around during the storm, failing to heed warnings. "But we won't know how many for some time. "I'm sure there were lives lost," McGinn said. "So, maybe they did fare a little better."Ĭloser to the coast, surging waters forced some residents to their roofs, for higher ground, to wait out rescue crews. "A lot of these are new construction homes," McGinn said. Signs of water intrusion were harder to spot, but landscaping took a hit, with a near-constant buzz of chain saws. In Port Royal, known as one of the priciest neighborhoods in America, the damage didn't seem as great. It's good camaraderie." Port Royal may have fared better than others Hurricane Ian couldnt blow away Collier property values jump of 20. News Sports Business Restaurants Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.
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