PHOTO GALLERY: North Fort Myers mobile and manufactured home communities hit hard by Hurricane Ian

Oct 10, 2022 1 min read

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Paula Keire stands near her damaged home in Royal Coach Estates off Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers on Thursday, the day after Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc there and in neighboring Royal Coach Village. "That right there is the master bedroom where the roof came off from the one right next to it and slammed into the side of my house and wiped out the bedroom," she said as she surveyed the wreckage. Fortunately, she was not in the room as the storm debris blew through. VALARIE HARRING

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Allen Ferguson surveys the damage in Royal Coach Estates off Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers on Thursday, the day after Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc there and in neighboring Royal Coach Village. His home lost its carport and sustained other damage. VALARIE HARRING

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Allen Ferguson picks up debris in front of his damaged home in Royal Coach Estates off Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers on Thursday, the day after Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc there and in neighboring Royal Coach Village. "We had a carport. I have no idea where that is," he said as his dog, Jasmin, barked through the window at neighbors passing by and helping in the community's cleanup efforts. VALARIE HARRING

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A damaged home in Royal Coach Estates off Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers. VALARIE HARRING

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Jim Pettigrew surveys the damage homes in Royal Coach Estates off Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers on Thursday, the day after Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc there and in neighboring Royal Coach Village. Virtually all of the homes sustained damage. VALARIE HARRING

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Tina Holland surveys the damage at Royal Coach Estates off Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers on Thursday, the day after Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc there and in neighboring Royal Coach Village. Holland's home in Royal Coach Village lost the entire roof of her home. VALARIE HARRING

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Royal Coach Estates off Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers lost its buffer fence in Hurricane Ian. The community was scattered with damaged and destroyed home. VALARIE HARRING

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Many residents quickly began the cleanup process, clearing debris and trash left in their yards by Hurricane Ian. VALARIE HARRING

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Aluminum debris stretches along the front of the Carriage Village manufactured home community off Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers.

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The downed roof of a destroyed home in the mobile home community off Twin Brooks Road warns people away with "Keep out" spray painted on the wreckage. VALARIE HARRING

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The downed roof of a destroyed home in the mobile home community off Twin Brooks Road, seen from the back, warns people away with a "no trespassing" sign. VALARIE HARRING

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One of the many destroyed homes in Lake Fairways during Hurricane Ian. CHRIS STRINE

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One of the many downed power poles - this one snapped in half — in Lake Fairways due to Hurricane Ian. CHRIS STRINE

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Two trees fell on this home in Lake Fairways during Hurricane Ian. CHRIS STRINE

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With damaged and destroyed homes scattered throughout Lake Fairways due to Hurricane Ian, a ceramic frog escaped unscathed. CHRIS STINE

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Clean-up teams in Lake Fairways in North Fort Myers are collecting aluminum from lanais, carports, soffits, spoutings and more caused by Hurricane Ian and piling it up in front of the clubhouse, where salvage crews are picking it up and hauling it away. The [gallery ids="612974,612975"]clean-up process is well under way across North Fort Myers and the rest of Southwest Florida. CHRIS STRINE

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More of the piled up aluminum debris from Hurricane Ian at Lake Fairways. CHRIS STRINE

Royal Coach Estates and Royal Coach Village were among the hard-hit mobile home parks in North Fort Myers. Others impacted by Hurricane Ian’s winds include the manufactured home communities of Carriage Village and Lake Fairways.