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Evacuations Ongoing on Islands

People are evacuated by boat on Pine Island on Sunday, October 2.
People are evacuated by boat on Pine Island on Sunday, October 2. Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images)

The 200 households on Sanibel that stayed despite mandatory evacuation orders are now stranded, thanks to the collapse of the causeway, and rescuers worked to evacuate residents over the weekend. The bridge to nearby Pine Island was also destroyed, and thousands are without electricity; the Coast Guard has launched an effort to evacuate those residents as well.