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Photos from a Florida elementary school show just how high Hurricane Ian's floodwaters rose

  • Photos from Florida schools show the damage left by Hurricane Ian's floodwaters inside the buildings.
  • The Lee County School District said more than half of its schools need repairs.

Photos from a Lee County, Florida, elementary school show how high floodwaters from Hurricane Ian rose in the school while the category 4 hurricane devastated the county.

A photo posted by the county on Facebook shows a door in Fort Myers Beach Elementary School with dark streaks at the top of the door left behind by the storm surge.

Other photos from the elementary school show desks piled in hallways and mud-covered floors.

In a Facebook post, the district said over half the schools in the district were damaged, and 14% suffered "major damage."

A few of the schools in the district may be "beyond repair," the district said on Facebook.

The district said certified building inspectors are evaluating the campuses as the district tries to reopen as soon as possible.

Ian touched down in Florida on Wednesday as a category 4 hurricane with 150-mile-per-hour winds, killing at least 101 people in the state as of Monday. Emergency crews and state authorities are working to clean up the damage and bring food and drinking water to the most devastated communities.

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