Aerial photos show Sanibel Island five months after Hurricane Ian, which made landfall in late September 2022, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

The causeway washed out by Hurricane Ian that links Sanibel Island to the Florida mainland reopened with temporary repairs on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced.

Damage from Hurricane Ian is seen on the causeway leading to Sanibel Island from Fort Myers, Fla., in this aerial photo made in a flight provided by mediccorps.org, on Sept. 30, 2022.

Sanibel Island in Florida has been a popular visiting spot, with its beaches and seashells. Now it is a disaster area from Hurricane Ian. The casueway was damaged. See the pictures.

Sanibel Island in Florida has been a popular visiting spot, with its beaches and seashells. Now it is a disaster area from Hurricane Ian. The casueway was damaged. See the pictures.

Sanibel Island in Florida has been a popular visiting spot, with its beaches and seashells. Now it is a disaster area from Hurricane Ian. The casueway was damaged. See the pictures.

Sanibel Island in Florida has been a popular visiting spot, with its beaches and seashells. Now it is a disaster area from Hurricane Ian. The casueway was damaged. See the pictures.

Haunting aerial images show Hurricane Ian's aftermath in Fort Myers, Sanibel Island Ian's devastation came into focus a day after making landfall in Florida as one of the strongest hurricanes ever ...

Hurricane Ian washed away several portions of the Sanibel Causeway, a series of bridges linking the island to the rest of the state. It will require structural rebuilds, Florida's governor says.

Sanibel Island in Florida has been a popular visiting spot, with its beaches and seashells. Now it is a disaster area from Hurricane Ian. The casueway was damaged. See the pictures.

Sanibel Island in Florida has been a popular visiting spot, with its beaches and seashells. Now it is a disaster area from Hurricane Ian. The casueway was damaged. See the pictures.