Florida's Manasota Key utterly devastated after Hurricane Milton made landfall nearby
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — Sand is piled up to the first floor of most homes on Manasota Key, a sliver of land off Florida’s west coast, where devastation is widespread.
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — Sand is piled up to the first floor of most homes on Manasota Key, a sliver of land off Florida’s west coast, where devastation is widespread.
NBC News, escorted by Charlotte County officials, got an exclusive look Sunday at the south end of the key.
The community, about 30 miles south of where Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday, sits across a bay from Englewood, between Fort Myers and Sarasota.
The key is closed to vehicles, but residents are allowed in on foot, some walking for miles with wagons to salvage what they can. Many are finding their homes gutted and full of sand.
Scenes of devastation in Manasota Key, Fla., on Sunday after Hurricane Milton made landfall nearby.Natalie Obregon / NBC NewsThis “old Florida” community consists of many homes right on the water that have been passed down from generation to generation. That’s the case for Kris Hleuka, whose grandfather built her home on Sand Dollar Lane. Now, sand fills the first story.
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