cnn s layla santiago has the latest. reporter: we just saw it. we just saw it. everything would be lost. reporter: an emotional return for the residents of sanibel island allowed back for the first time to check on their homes and businesses a week after hurricane ian ravaged the area. tony and dan taber shed tears of relief finding their home still standing. we thought we would come home. we thought the windows were broken and we thought we would find water and come back and find everything gone. reporter: but so many of their neighbors and friends didn t fare as well. i mean, how sad are we. we know these people. it s like family back here. reporter: this is west gulf drive. it s one of the parts where residents tell me the worst hit areas. you can tell, look behind me. this is now a street that is lined with debris. you can see straight into homes and see personal belongings everywhere. look over here. you also have part of a roof that is sitting on the side of the stree
residents of sanibel island today will be able to return to see what is left of their homes. residents have to access that barrier island now by boat. it remains cut off from the mainland. ian ripped apart a causeway. cnn s layla santiago just arrived a few moments ago and is able to file this report. reporter: this is west gulf drive, one of the main streets here on sanibel island. it s also a place where the residents tell me was the worst hit. this is now a street that s lined with debris. can you see straight into homes and see personal belongings everywhere. you also have part of a roof that is sitting on the side of the street. to make the point of exactly how powerful this storm was, residents tell me that this was actually across the street. now you can see straight in what was once a kitchen, a family room, no longer here. the equipment and refrigerator now partially on the the door.
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