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North Port residents start sorting through the wreckage of Hurricane Ian

The town of North Port, Fla., was hit hard by Hurricane Ian, and then days of river flooding. As the waters start to recede, residents are starting to dry out and take stock of the damage.
Alva Sulaty points to the damage in her home in North Port, Fla., on Wednesday, after Hurricane Ian flooded her neighborhood.

NORTH PORT, Fla. — One week after fierce winds and rising water trapped Alva Sulaty and George Perez in their home in the Country Club Ridge neighborhood of North Port, Fla., the couple's property is finally dry enough to start cleaning up the overwhelming mess left by Hurricane Ian.

Ruined furniture is piled high at the curb as they sort through sodden belongings,

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