The Times Square area near the Lynn Hall Pier has been reduced to rubble on the island of Fort Myers Beach on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. [Amy Beth Bennett, AP]
Rescuers searched for survivors among the ruins of Florida's flooded homes from Hurricane Ian while authorities in South Carolina waited for daylight to assess damage from its strike there as the remnants of one of the strongest and costliest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. continued to push north.