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Photo gallery: Wake of Ian's destruction continues to be felt; Biden visits Ft. Myers to meet with DeSantis

Residents drive through a flooded neighborhood Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in North Port, Fla. Rivers overflowed their banks from the effects of Hurricane Ian when the storm made landfall last week along Florida's west coast. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
In this photo provided by Johnny Lauder, Lauder's mother, Karen Lauder, 86, is pushed through floodwaters in a wheelchair after being rescued from her home, in Naples, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, following Hurricane Ian. (Courtesy of Johnny Lauder via AP)

 

First lady Jill Biden waves as President Joe Biden speaks with Col. Matthew Jones, Commander, 89th Airlift Wing, before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Florida to visit areas impacted by Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

 

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., center, as he and first lady Jill Biden are greeted after arriving at Southwest Florida International Airport to visit areas impacted by Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Fort Myers, Fla. Lee County Chairman Cecil Pendergrass, second from left, looks on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

 

President Joe Biden waves before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Florida to visit areas impacted by Hurricane Ian, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

 

Andre McCourt, right, and is wife Sandra carry water logged furniture out of his house Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in North Port, Fla. Residents were cleaning up after Hurricane Ian came ashore last week. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

 

Ron Audette removes water logged furniture out of his damaged home Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in North Port, Fla. Residents were cleaning up after Hurricane Ian came through the area last week. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

 

Jordan Cromer carries water logged trash out of his home Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in North Port, Fla. Residents along Florida's west coast are cleaning up damage after Hurricane Ian make landfall last week. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

 

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Jordan Cromer cleans up water from his home, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in North Port, Fla. Residents along Florida's west coast are cleaning up damage after Hurricane Ian make landfall last week. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

 

Residents clean up water soaked furniture from their homes Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in North Port, Fla. Residents along Florida's west coast continue to clean up after Hurricane Ian made landfall last week. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

 

Andre McCourt throws away water logged furniture from his home Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in North Port, Fla. Residents were cleaning up flooding damage after Hurricane Ian came ashore last week. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

 

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Residents drive through a flooded neighborhood Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in North Port, Fla. Rivers overflowed their banks from the effects of Hurricane Ian when the storm made landfall last week along Florida's west coast. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

 

Christina Barrett walks among the water damaged furniture outside her home Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in North Port, Fla. Residents along Florida's west coast are continuing to clean up after Hurricane Ian made landfall last week. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

 

FILE - Men walk past destroyed homes and debris as they survey damage to other properties, two days after the passage of Hurricane Ian, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Sept. 30, 2022. Florida's home insurance market was already on shaky ground. It now faces an even mightier struggle after the damage caused by the hurricane. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

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