US island with 7,000 residents cut off after Hurricane Ian destroys bridge
US island with 7,000 residents cut off after Hurricane Ian destroys bridge
Hurricane Ian tore through the only bridge to Sanibel, an island off the coast of Florida (Pictures: AP)
An unknown number of people have been left stranded on an island after the only bridge was partially destroyed in Hurricane Ian.
A large section of the Sanibel Causeway collapsed as the storm hit, bringing devastating floods and storm surges across Florida.
Between 50 and 65 feet of the bridge…