Young people from Sarasota, Fla., visit a familiar beach on Siesta Key, Fla., which they say was already decimated by Hurricane Helene, and lost feet more of sand coverage in Hurricane Milton, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Charlotte County workers clear feet of sand from the main road on southern Manasota Key, in Englewood, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Milton, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Trailers are engulfed by several feet of sand, at a mobile home community on Manasota Key, in Englewood, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Milton, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. The property also lost its tiki hut and several beachfront units were severely damaged, but residents say they love their friendly beachfront community and want to preserve it. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Sand covers a remaining stretch of the main road in southern Manasota Key, in Englewood, Fla., as Charlotte County crews work to clear it, following the passage of Hurricane Milton, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)