Anna Maria Island: See famous Florida beaches before and after Hurricane Helene hit

Anna Maria Island: See famous Florida beaches before and after Hurricane Helene hit

A week after Hurricane Helene’s storm surge swept ashore and devastated Anna Maria Island, the popular Southwest Florida tourist destination is still digging out of the wreckage.

Signs of destruction are everywhere, from beaches depleted of their famous crystal white sand to ruined streets, landmarks, businesses and homes.

But recovery efforts are underway.

The island is swarming with activity as recovery crews, emergency workers and locals pitch into a team effort to piece Anna Maria Island back together again.

Aerial and street views of Anna Maria Island show how Hurricane Helene changed everything — and how much work remains to restore the Gulf Coast slice of paradise.

Take a look.

Anna Maria Island before and after Hurricane Helene

Anna Maria Island from above, before Helene:

Bradenton Beach on June 6, 2022.

Bradenton Beach on June 6, 2022.

Anna Maria Island from above, post-Helene:

Looking north from Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Looking north from Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach, before Helene:

Bradenton Beach and Anna Maria Island on Jan. 17, 2024.

Bradenton Beach and Anna Maria Island on Jan. 17, 2024.

Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach, post-Helene:

Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Heavy work trucks drive along Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Heavy work trucks drive along Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

The Intracoastal looking east from Bradenton Beach, before Helene:

Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

The Intracoastal looking east from Bradenton Beach, post-Helene:

The Intracoastal waterway in Bradenton Beach looking East, taken on June 3, 2022.

The Intracoastal waterway in Bradenton Beach looking East, taken on June 3, 2022.

Bridge Street, before Helene:

Bridge Street is a popular destination on Anna Maria Island shown in 2019.

Bridge Street is a popular destination on Anna Maria Island shown in 2019.

Bridge Street, post-Helene:

Work trucks and people along Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Work trucks and people along Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

More scenes of Bradenton Beach post-Helene:

Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Anna Maria Island Moose Lodge, Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Anna Maria Island Moose Lodge, Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Tractors clean the sand on Cortez Beach in Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Tractors clean the sand on Cortez Beach in Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Belongings stacked in front of a flood-destroyed home in Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Belongings stacked in front of a flood-destroyed home in Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helena on Oct. 2, 2024.

Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helena on Oct. 2, 2024.

Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Cortez Beach parking lot in Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

Cortez Beach parking lot in Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024.

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