Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach Raw Drone Extensive Damage Survey - 10/1/2022
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2022
- Raw footage from an extensive aerial damage survey from the Lee County, FL area around Fort Myers and Fort Myers Beach, FL that shows the extent of the wind, storm surge and flooding from Hurricane Ian.
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This is incredible. I’m here in Naples and the severity of this is just setting in. This was destruction like we’ve never seen before.
Hurricane Charley was bad. This was 3x bigger and lasted a lot more!!!!
Been threw Hurricane (your name) as a child it gives me tremendous PTSD on any hurricane coming our way!!!! It sound like freight train smashing your cars, your house. When you lose your roof and some walls it makes you feel vulnerable and helpless.
The entire neighborhood came together. I remembered. We all had barbecues, and played and comforted each other. The coming together was what I remember the most.
I feel like living here is the best in world but we playing roulette but if the number hits you, you lose.
Katrina surprised us what a category 1 hurricane could do. Wilma gave me same feel as Andrew but wasn't as bad. Irma was the slightly worse than Katrina. Hurricanes come with living in paradise.
I've seen it before , My Family has Lived in Florida since 1816 , Got my Own Graveyard🪦 to Look After. 🐯🤠
I hope you all know the government did this on purpose!!
My prayers are with all of you in the state of Florida. God Bless! 🙏
Watch "Hurricane Andrew -- As It Happened," a chronical made by the local NBC affiliate out of Miami. There's no reporting that matches this. All we get now are little videos. No boots on the ground. No real coverage. We will never know who is out in this area suffering. We're not allowed any real boots on the ground and certainly no mainstream media that would ever dedicate the time that was given to Andrew and for days and days through the entire process.
To think once a thriving community in a beautiful area and now in ruins! Prayers out to those in Fort Myers and other areas where Ian struck havoc.
Mobile homes have no business being anywhere near the water in Florida. They are built like garbage and can't withstand a gust of wind. Change the zoning laws now. Florida is kidding itself with current zoning rules. Why, on Gods green earth are they building right on the beach front? Why?
Thank you
Truly heartbreaking. Rip to all the ones who’ve lost their lives.
let them eat cake.
How is elon musk and bill gates an all them gonna watch things like this knowing they can help every single person out there and maybe only donate a small amount so they wont get any back lash
They are not lost. They are truly alive in Heaven with our Savior ❣️ experiencing no fear, pain or any other worldly feelings. Just Pure Love,Peace and Joy. 1Timothly 2: 3-6. Think on these things. LOVE 💕💕💕
Lee County is never going to look the same. It's crazy to see the place you grew up and lived changed forever
They say Ft Myers’s Beach is gone, I guess washed away due to such high waves and so much water 💦
I lived in FM for many years and never saw anything like this. My family sat in a restaurant under the bridge after my wife’s funeral service and told Oma stories. She’s gone, the restaurant is gone but the memories will never be gone. God bless Fort Myers Beach. It will never be the same. I loved her!
I heard about a very old couple in their 80s, they didnt know where to go for safety, because they did not have a Computer or internet access. They survived by wearing life vests in their home, standing on a pool table, the water reached to their chins.
Its heartbreaking when people are alone and have nobody to help them.
Oh my God that's terrifying and sad! :( I'm so glad that they survived!
The sad thing is so many people just relocated to Florida and weren’t prepared for this. I know people who’ve lived in Florida for decades and even though it’s tragic, it’s easier for them to deal with because they know what to expect. My prayers for those with missing loved ones.
I'm sorry these yankees got the shaft. These people should have known better before making the decision to relocate here. No one hardly ever lived by the water years ago. What do they expect when you plop down by the Gulf? When I was born there were 2.5 million people in the state of Fla. now there are close to 22 million. All I can say is yankee go home it's too damned crowded here.
Yes, I did think about that, people who for the first time had to experience the worst time in Florida history is very upsetting to them I’m sure!
I feel so much for these people. I watched hurricanes during my life and the aftermath on TV.. I lost everything I owned in Harvey … I mean everything .. It’s hard but you can recover … little by little you get gains that help rebuild the life and community you once had and maybe or probably make it stronger.. I always felt bad for those whilst watching it on TV … when you actually go through it and come home or what you thought would still be home and everything is gone…
We lost everything. This helps.
I am sorry but climate change has nothing to do with this storm. One of the worst ones to hit was back in 1935. Storms have always happened. They happened before we could measure how bad they were so we have no idea on how to measure them before then. We had ways to measure the wind speed but when they tried to measure hurricanes, they lost them because they had no way to anchor them down. (This info I just got from a program I watched on TV) If you look up F5 hurricanes most have happened before the climate became an issue.
@@suej231 I didn’t mention anything about climate change.
Noone said anything about climate change. This NOT! This is weather warfare produced by HARP and seeding. Hard to believe huh. Research. Get educated. This is what deep state with BILLIONS of your stollen money is doing to the world. They want earth for themselves and their AI. They don't need you!
For you that don’t know Fort Myers Beach and Fort Myers are many miles apart and are 2 different cities. This is Fort Myers Beach.
When one realizes the population of Fort myers was 80,505 in 2020 and now looking at the loss of homes and businesses one begins to realize the loss to so many people in just one area hit and that is not all the rest of florida coast. My heart is sad.
is florid looking for someone that gov socialist money now??????????
@@rsi4561 Of course not, all 16 of our republican leaders just voted AGAINST any aid for these people.
@Wonderin'Aloud how did he fail the people? I don't live in Florida but I've been watching the news and I haven't heard about this controversy. Fill me in.
@Wonderin'Aloud Just how did he fail? Fill us in.
@@joelcheek3494 They are called Trolls , don't mix with Em.
Early this morning I drove south on 75 and the interstate was closed near englewood because the engineers had to test the structural integrity and clear them before they allowed anyone to pass over. What I saw was a complete war zone, vehicle’s stranded in the middle of the road, no electricity, trees down everywhere, every commercial plaza sustained damage I even saw dead bodies. That was a hurricane for the record books. I saw many many trucks and search crews from Broward county crossing alligator alley in a fleet like a convoy with lights on and it brought a tear to my eyes, it was breathtaking to witness
An insane amount of carnage. You have to feel really bad for the fishermen and all their boats piled on top of each other. It's their livelihood.....and it's really heartbreaking to witness.
Been here 40 years and I never thought I would see such destruction! Unbelievable and heart breaking! You don't mess with mother nature!!!
God Bless them ALL!
@@markgriffin351 But, Humans did mess with Mother Nature. My heart hurts lots for all the devastation all over the Planet due to our bad decisions concerning our own environment. 😥
@@Diana1000Smiles
I can't argue with that at all! Mother earth reacts to actions.
For every action there is a reaction!
@@Diana1000Smiles agree humans putting SAI into atmosphere is very destructive
@@Diana1000Smiles have you ever heard about the 1932 Santa Cruz del sur , Cuba , category 5 hurricane 25 ft storm surge? Killed 3000 people. Hurricanes got nothing to do with the climate change!
No words for my neighbors south. I’m right outside of St. Petersburg on an island. I’ve been through a storm and will never stay again.
I can see that many folks thought they were in the clear down there and didn’t pay attention to the abrupt turn.
I don’t watch a lot of tv myself and think the folks who stayed, many did not realize what was about to happen to them.
My neighbor and I still deal with the storm we dealt with and with that brings on a fear that’s really hard to deal with in watching. So many questions and wondering how to move forward. Decisions which are not easy.
Being from Minnesota, I can’t imagine what this was like. No matter how many videos I watch, my mind just can’t grasp it. Their lives are changed. It must have been absolutely terrifying. RIP to those lost. I’ll take out tornadoes and blizzard any day. I wish I could come down and help. Bless all of you
My heart is broken! My favorite part of Florida. It's hard for me to grasp the Destruction of this hurricane. I am praying for the people of Fort Myers.
This is all I’ve known for 14 years, and now it’s all gone! 😢 Thank you for the video, this is the best view I’ve seen of the devastation.
I'm so sorry.
What is so sad is that these people really didn’t have any notice. I am in Tampa and we started preparing on Friday. But these people didn’t think it was going to hit them until about one day before. Maybe two days at the most. That’s not very much time to get your boat out of there and get your house packed up
I’m having a hard time watching this…. With that same thing in mind about the time of the warning. My folks lost their house in hurricane Charlie, when the new said the storm will hit Tampa before it ever became a hurricane, my dad looked at the “windy weather” app and said no it will follow the piece river like Charlie. Right or wrong the hole west coast should have prepared just in case, you can’t move your house but why didn’t more boat hide in the mangroves? Mangrove morings work! Or if you have the money for a multi million dollar yacht, you should be able to afford to run or hire a captain to move it across the inrcoastal or even cross the gulf if it’s big and fast enough.
I feel really bad for the people retired living on a show string that can’t move or have the resources to pack up and leave..but even worse trying to fight the insurance company.
I hate to sound so negative I just wish people had more respect for weather,
Nonsense. I was given 3 notices of mandatory evacuation before the wind started to blow and the sky’s were clear. I live in North Port, Sarasota County.
They were in the cone and made a poor choice.
Thank you so much for the video. My heart go out to everyone affected by the storm. It’s truly devastated worse than what I have ever seen in Asia .
It reminds me of when the tsunami hit srilanka
Truly heartbreaking for all affected by this storm
This video is the best seen thus far of the devastation caused by Ian to the Ft. Myers Beach area surrounding Times Square. Our family has been visiting this beautiful area for decades, and many of the shops and restaurants we frequented - as well as homes we've rented - are either severely damaged or gone. To see it from the drone in the sky makes me want to cry, but I cannot imagine how those who live there and work there will recover. Our hearts go out to everyone affected by this tragedy.
Je suis entièrement d'accord.
Aw sorry... but you've got memories of the houses and trees from the ground, immersed. Remember those parts 🙏👍
After living in Ft myers for 11 years I moved away 2 years ago. My heart is breaking
I'm from CapeFear southeastern North Carolina and since I was born here I've been through 121 tropical storms and Hurricanes, was hit by Bertha and Fran both hurricanes in 1996. Bertha hit early June and Fran followed less than 5 weeks later while some were still out of power from Bertha. After hurricane Floyd in 1999 which was either a strong category 2 or a light 3 after seeing total devastation again I've vowed to not press my luck anymore, I will evacuate anything over a strong 2 or higher. It's not so much the wind as it is what is blowing with the wind and the epic flooding that destroys everything that the wind doesn't. I understand people think cool hurricane party, kinda like camping but trust me it's way worse. Most possessions can be replaced but your life can't and all it takes is 1 tree, branch, part of a house or whatever to end it. Good luck to everyone in Florida that lost a lot or everything and condolences to the family and friends of whom were claimed by Ian. People volunteered from all over the country to help clean up and rebuild as I'm sure they will do it in all states that suffer from direct impact of hurricanes. Best of luck to everyone
this is what happens when people ignore history. when Camille hit, people threw parties only to realize too late that it was way more powerful then they thoight.the storm surge took out a well built two story apartment complex killing alot of residents who were throwing a hurricane party.
@@hirisk761 it's always interesting to hear about Hurricane Camille, people always bring up Hurricane Camille when they hear my name.
THANK YOU for keeping us updated with your hard work!! Prayers for all the people who are dealing with this devastation.
My heart goes out to the children and elderly who were not able to leave. And lost their lives .
Shocking to see so many homes and businesses destroyed, but I'm utterly impressed how many trees survived the pounding of the wind and rain.
Palm trees are hardy from years of hurricanes!
It's always amazing to me to see most all the vegetation thrashed, bark off trees even, but the palm tree still standing.
This might sound bad but, everytime I saw a tree break or blow down, it broke my heart a little.. 😶
Was just in ft myers last week. A lot of the vegetation is dead there now from all the saltwater drying out the trees and bushes. Sad to see. Sanibel is even worse
I’ve lived here my whole life spent every weekend on that beautiful beach. Now I can’t even recognize it
We're out here. Was there cleaning up that restaurant towards the beginning on the right. It's like a warzone out there. There's so many videos and pictures, but when you're there, on the ground, there's no words. It's absolutely gut wrenching. We'll be back and better than before.
Reminds me of Rockport, TX after Harvey and Panama City area of Florida after Micheal. Worked in recovery efforts for both for over a year each none stop before I had to step back.
Support from all us FLORIDANS 🌴🙏 be the #1
Love ❤️ and Prayers.
Concern for people that do not have Home Insurance, or car insurance 😢
Houses built 60ft from the ocean. Just amazing. Godspeed.
wow, it's unbelievable and heartbreaking. It will never be the same, RIP to the ones who've lost their lives.
It’s amazing to see how many of the palm trees survived despite all the destruction right around them.
Palm trees are adapted to survive strong winds and water. They have a thick network of pencil sized roots and a fibrous trunk and core that's like a tough matting. The fronds of palm trees detach if the winds are high enough thus making the whole tree catch less wind. Palms, along with other native tropical hardwoods in Florida recover faster from hurricane damage compared to trees that are more adapted to temperate climates further north; maple trees for example usually get shredded from a hurricane.
I'm a native Floridian who managed a tree nursery while in high school, many years ago.
Yeah, I live here and that's all you see, native Florida plants and trees thriving.
Because palm trees are indigenous to the area. Million dollar homes and boats are not
The last time a hurricane hit the Pine Island area, Lee County was in a big hurry for me to cut up tress that were knocked down on my land. This year, I don’t think they’ll be in The same rush. My heart goes out to all the people who have lost their homes, businesses and sometimes the worst thing possible, is to lose someone you love. 💙🦋💙🦋💙
Hurricane? All it takes is a good down pour and Matlacha is under water. Pine Island is the lowest point in Lee County.
I couldn’t fathom seeing my neighborhood looking like this. This will take years to clean up and rebuild.
It will never be the same till this generation passes away
That’s the problem right there, you don’t keep rebuilding in these areas. These storms will become more frequent
@@thee_morpheus FACT
Well, we have enough illegal immigrants in Texas to have this place back to ship-shape (no pun intended), by next thursday.
I was down there today. Among the Ruins of the Island I called home. Home.. that was filled to the ceiling with water. Home that I pulled 4 items out of worth the salvage. 2 jobs I worked now gone.
What's most frustrating is the gawkers that don't belong there. Just to take their photos and videos. Those that make the people that live their have to wait for idiots with phones in their face.
Take this video for what it is if you don't live here. Please stay off our Islands if you aren't there to help. We have nothing for you. Our homes are destroyed. We don't want tourists. Come to help or don't come at all.
God bless, it's awful. I hope you can find a new path. There will be jobs and shelters coming. You made it out, that's the most important thing.
as hurt and angered as you are, please know some of us have family there and I'm looking for my brothers house and the hospital there. these videos help those of us up north who feel devastated by this as well. I'm sorry for your loss but those of us desperately looking aren't just gawking
I have yet to hear from my family. I have been frantically calling them. I leave out today trying to get there.
@@nindyhunt never said you were. Don't come at Me side ways for how I type what I have to say.
@@christinajones7696 cell service has been down for days. A lot of people are starting to freak out because of lack of communication. There have been temporary towers but with everyone flooding to the islands and trying to make calls it isn't working 100% yet as of yesterday. My issue isn't with people looking for family members my issue is Tourist coming with an entitled attitude to see the destruction and while we try to clear the damage they get in the way.
I confess that I became a bit teary watching this.
Well, so much for Florida’s building standards for Hurricanes. I hope that new home standards include raising houses up on piers.
What I’ve noticed is the newer structures are still standing. It’s the old buildings that got washed away. So I do think the current building codes work.
No government intervention needed if insurance companies insist on it to insure. I had a home on a pier that survived a 10 ft. tidal surge from a CT noreaster. Had 8 ft. of water surrounding the house but minimal damage.
Have you ever tried to un-stockpile a few dozen large boats? I mean, how do you begin to take the first one off the top???
A big crane and Lots of $?
pour gas on them and let them burn...
Bulldozer...they are scrap
The power of the ocean during a hurricane, or bad Nor'easter is something to behold. I'm guessing at least 5,000 boats, from little 10 footers up to massive yachts, were lost as a result of Ian. The only home in this video that looked relatively untouched by the water was the yellow one sitting on the 20 foot tall piers. Most everything at ground level got flooded, it seemed.
The rebuilds will be much taller. They will probably have stricter codes like they do here in NJ after Sandy.
@@coreman021cb when I was a child I read the story of The Three Little Pigs,
I don't understand why all the boats you always see during aftermaths of hurricanes weren't moved to safe waters. There is plenty of time for them to be moved or driven before a hurricane. Baffling to me.
Tina Blair
I too, cannot understand why anybody living in the potential path of a hurricane does not trailer their boat out of harms way when they themselves leave. Perhaps, it's because they own too many toys? Jetskis, motorcycles, ATV's, passenger car, pickup truck, small boat, larger boat?
@@tinablair6262 👍AGREED. THAT IS SO BAFFLING TO ME. The only thing I can think of is these boats that weren't moved were broken down and waiting on parts due to covid perhaps.
I keep seeing the same Ft Myers beach footage, but I wish they'd do drones in Cape Coral areas. Hard getting info from around there.
Living next to the ocean in Florida has always had risk. Eventually that risk plays out. I wonder how residents in the keys below Tampa feel, going forward?
I’ve lived in Florida all of my life, 47 years. This hurricane was the worst. I will be evacuating for all future hurricanes. It’s not worth the risk, wondering if you will be lucky enough to survive. With love, from Englewood.
Barrier islands and marshland are not really meant for the development of real estate, let alone private homes and businesses despite the beauty and obvious attraction to the coastline. My heart goes out to the community affected by Ian, but I hope they make wiser decisions to move more inland where the ground is stable and away from the shore.
Well Said.
What did that think was going happen u live on a inland!!!
Actually, a lot of older homes and trailers just lost their claim to land. Wealthy will buy and create multi million dollar homes or hotels will build high rise for money.
It will cost the taxpayers less to.
Oceanside property is paradise, the fact that those homes, many , are very old, proves you wrong
Thanks for posting. Great video of a very sad situation for many people.
Their way of Life has just been Changed . From the way they Eat , from the way they Sleep, from the way they Bathe , the way they Shop . Most don't have Cars now , Most don't have Jobs now . Most don't have Homes now . It's going to take Months for some to get over this , it's going to take Years for some . Some may never get over it . You got to just get after it . Get up First thing in the morning , and Go for it . Soon as it gets Light enough to Tie your Boots 🥾. Get your Coffee ☕ water 💦 on , and Plan your Day . Tomorrow morning can't come soon enough , Because you already know what You'll be doing . 🐯🤠
Fellow Traveler!
That’s exactly what we’re doing thank you all for the support
All things worked together for good to those who love ❤️ GOD KEEP PRAYING AND BELIEVING IN GOD
Knowing how bad Florida gets hit there should be no building of residential homes only businesses,its ridiculous how badly damaged there homes get and they keep building there anyway. You’d think someone would take the hint that its just isnt safe when storms roll over there lively hood, it is extremely sad to see all this tho, breaks my heart because it will take a very long time to recover. IMO
Uh god let’s this happen why
How do you even locate your property when everything is gone?
Google Maps never fails
Shout out to the equipment operator show at 7:55, clearing the streets like a pro. Thank you.
I am happy to know that everyone I know in the area is alive.
Thanks for getting footage of Primo Dr and Palermo Circle. I feel so bad. We were just there in Aug and was coming back in to weeks.
This is honestly more devastating looking than Michael, Ida, Laura and Irma.
That's because there's more People , Congested ! Hurricane 🌀 Michael , Tore all the Trees Down . I Ain't talking about Palm 🌴 Trees on the Beach ⛱️🏖️ . I'm talking about , Oak , Hickory , Cedar , Pine , Cherry , Walnut , everything through the Woods Fields and Country Side . Except for Magnolias . Usually , a Hurricane 🌀 Won't even Blow 🌬️🍃 a Magnolia Leaf , out of the Tree . They are so Daggum Rubbery . Hurricane 🌀 Michael, Didn't Blow the Magnolia Trees Down , But , Hurricane 🌀 Michael Ripped All the Limbs OFF , Left Nothing But a Magnolia Tree Trunk . But ,. Magnolia Trees are on Sacred Ground , They're not in South , or Central Florida . When all the Limps are Ripped off , and nothing but the Trunk Left . They Re-sprout Limbs . Cedar won't do that , Oak will Rot . Magnolia are Real Picky , About Where They Grow . They are on Sacred Ground . Stay Off Of It , Don't Tear Em Down to Build Your Damn Houses . Cypress Trees Don't Blow Down Either , Because , They are Down in the Bottom, in the Swamp . Wind Skips over Them . 🐯🤠
Michael was reevaluated to be Category 5. 160 mph.
Maybe Ian will be reevaluated as Category 5 landfall as well?
@@alpharenz1329 Yeah , and it was 160 m.p.h. , 50 miles North of the Gulf .
@@alpharenz1329 only missed Cat 5 by two mph.., a bit of a moot point.
@@robertwheeler5125 totally agree.
I moved in 2013 after the water level rose 13-15 ft markable on my wall!!! 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
IT'S NOT EASY RELOCATING
BUT GEEZUS 💥 MOVE YOU PEOPLE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is so horrific watching the videos I cannot even imagine the hurt and fear Floridians must be feeling at this moment . I wish I could hug everyone of them and tell them it'll be ok. Anything money can buy isn't worth a second of their worry all of that is replaceable, it's just so very sad people were lost ... my heart is with you Florida, know you're being lifted up in prayer today and everyday ... So many amazing and resilient folks and we know they'll rebuild again... GOD please give them the strength to endure and lead their paths forward ....amen...
It does make one wonder why so much is built at sea level
Makes me wonder why Humans keep denying Climate Change is happening and it's getting more expensive by the day, both financially and emotionally.
Every time I visit the fl coasts, especially the gulf coast, and look at the buildings crammed up to the water's edge, I cringe at the thought of what the next big storm will do. There will be more like this one.
@@mdleweight sadly yes. I volunteered in Louisiana after Katrina, and as long as there are developed areas in such areas Mother Nature will always win
Never be arrogant ! Be humble.
So true! Arrogance gets you nowhere in the long run.
that looks like an apocalyptic movie
It simply amazes me that there is such a wide variety in the damage done to the houses and buildings. Some houses/buildings are just gone and others look fairly intact with minimal damage. Hopefully all new construction takes a lesson from these intact structures and uses the same construction methods when rebuilding.
About 20 years ago another hurricane hit that area and destroyed a lot.Since then when you build a structure it has to be built a certain way to adhere to the hurricane standard.
Most of the places you see destroyed are older properties that were built before those rules came into place.
Can't stop flooding though
It is mind-boggling the total devastation! It just shows us all that this life is temporary at best and is not to be our restored paradise!
You need to demolish the old world system first,before you restore the new world system
of Gods paradise..read revelation 7verse 1,2&3- to HURT means to DAMAGE or to DESTROY the earth/ the sea /the trees(note )the forest fire worldwide..these are
the sign that we are at end of days of mankind.
Finally a decent video! thank you!
It makes one even more sad especially when you're helpless. This is a sad day. Ian came by: took some people and left families devastated.
Please, I don't even know what to say to make people feel better.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING! GOOD JOB! 👍🇺🇸
It is hard to watch but it really bring home the incredible power of Ian.
@@robertwheeler5125 It's horrible!
My prayers go out to the people in the state of Florida.
You would think that the owners of large Yacht’s would have moved them to a safer location. They had plenty of time. People do it all the time.
I live in Ft Myers...the answer is that: 1) the news had projected this making landfall all over the place. Where would they go if they didn't know where it would make landfall? And, 2) these people were not expecting a man-made weapon. This was NOT a normal hurricane.
@@changingmatrix8687 Man Made? are you insane?
@@robertwheeler5125 Yes he is, as are all these other conspirakooks un the comments talking about "geoengineered" weather, DEW lasers, chemtrails, HAARP and a bunch of other nonsense.
@@robertwheeler5125 I guess you don't remember the hurricane just a few years ago that travelled to the Bahamas then sat at a dead stop for 3 days and ground the Bahamas down to sea level? You probably think that was normal as well. You might want to use Google maps to zoom in and see what was actually done.
"You" are insane and extremely slow if you aren't aware of what's happening yet. Time is up and you are going to soon witness things you never thought you would see in your own lifetime. May God bless you.
I can't even imagine how they will even begin to clean this up. I guess for now they're still searching for people who might be trapped somewhere in all this wreckage... They sure need our prayers 🙏
thats the same thing i was thinking ...like that clean up is gonna take for ever!!!! move the boats off land haul off all the debris ...like..wow!!
@@BlackGambit what do you do with that many boats like it's difficult enough for us to throw away a plastic bag or soda can.
@@selfesteem3447 THATS MY POINT!!!!! Clean up is gonna take a while!!
Amazing how well the Standing seam metal roofs stood up..
Mother Nature once again showing us who is the real boss. Heart break 💔
Why are we always giving glory to every idol... but the Creator of heaven and earth... Bless you the Holy Spirit is our mother she is wisdom the Comforter...
So aptly put! So many have said it looks like 'a war zone'. It is actually, only its 'civilian soldiers' against mother nature and in this battle, she showed her might once again! However, the civilians will rise up and press forward again, as they have so many times before...❤👍
@@Shemuah revelation chap.7 verse 1,2&3- the HURTING of the earth / the sea /and the trees(note)the forest fire worldwide) HURT means to DAMAGE or to DESTROY..
MOST PEOPLE NOWADAYS DONT READ THEIR BIBLE. Be vigilant we are on the last days...
So Sorry, my Heart goes out to all the lost lives and families 🙏🙏🙏
These people are suffering and need prayer with physical assistance. I worked in the ninth ward New Orleans before and after Katrina. I saw destruction that words would not be able describe. It changes people especially young kids forever. This is truly heartbreaking beyond imagination.
WHAT A TRAGEDY FOR SURE! MY HEARTS GO OUT TO EVERYONE..I live in Ct and was looking to move to Orange county or Lee county in the Spring..I am now rethinking this decission..MY QUESTTION>>>> how do you even clean up after something like this? Where does all the wood and furniture go? what about all the cement?? What is done with it? what do they do with all the boats? my mind is boggled! thank you and God Bless everyone including all the rescuers xo
Thanks for capturing the sheer carnage of destruction along Fort Myers beach, having had a property inland which we sold 5 years ago ,we revisited as tourist this May, Our go to point was Times Square,Bowditch Point and Salty Sams Marina for a days boating ,This is all wiped off the face of the earth ,but Fort Myers Beach will be rebuilt and for us as tourist we will return , We love the area and the area needs people to love at this time God Bless everyone .
The individuals who are really hurting are the ones who lived in the manufactured type aluminum homes. They are the lower middle class who were either retired and living there whilst also working in a place they lived and loved.
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Hello 👋how are you doing?
I grew up going to Sanibel and Captiva Islands. They were truly tropical islands. Absolutely beautiful. The road going out to Sanibel and Captiva always looked sketchy to me. I remember the Mucky Duck and the Bubble Room. Taking a bike ride through the Ding Dang Darling Wildlife Refuge. I'll bet gators and snakes got tossed all over the place. I grew up thinking all of Florida was like that. It isn't. Good luck to everyone rebuilding, and giving it a shot to stay there. On this Earth, living in paradise can be dangerous.
I’m in tears 😢😱. It looks like a war zone! I live in Alabama. My heart pure hurts for all those people who lost everything!!💜 Praying for all !!
So devastating to see pile ons w/ no structures left ,,I pray for those who lost their lives in this disaster !
Strangely all the restaurants in downtown Fort Myers except for Ford's garage are open somehow
Slight error on my part all the restaurants suffered varying degrees of flood damage with Ford's garage taking the worst of it
Was there a month ago for the first time, so sad to see this destruction! At the :26 second mark the catamaran on the right side dock is the only boat out of the fifteen or so docked that is left!! We went on a day sail with them! Copacetic Sailing ⛵️. Hopefully people can rebuild
Geezus, where do you even start!?
This doesn't look like damage from a CAT 4 hurricane. More like CAT 5. NOHAA needs to re-evaluate this hurricane.💯
I has been upgraded to category 5
Beautiful
Great video ! thanks for showing this …😮😢
Me, too. 💙 I live far away and am crying, too.
stay strong Florida and South Carolina and all affected by this! where to start!
Humans are amazingly resilient! Love and support to all!
I pray for the people of Florida, that's ALL the people who were affected by this devastating storm, which is pretty much the entire state.
Praying for all Michael was hurrific for me
great work!
glad we moved our boat out of Legacy Marina to the east coast.
Wow! We were just at Pinchers (:52) a few months ago for great lunch. Building seems relatively in tact. Hope they’re up and running soon.
Who are they gonna serve lunch to now?
Do you have any footage of n ft myers between cape coral and I75? I still haven't heard from my cousin.
Thank you for your videos. If at all possible, in any future video, would like to see the exact area shown at timestamp 9:24 which is (Miramar St.) but from further west to show the damage to the white roof in the lower right-hand part of the shot and the west side of same house.
This really is heartbreaking, could happen to anyone.
Will you be showing an inland video of Cape Coral, 3915 SE 9TH CT near Country Club and Palm Tree? I can’t come for several weeks.
I’m curious where they are going to dump all this garbage and debris.
So interesting how a couple houses are fine while one in between is just gone. It's the hurricane randomly selected houses it wanted gone.
Unbelievable damage. Hope the governor comes through with aid. Prayers for everyone affected 🙏
aid for millionaires...brilliant.
He won't. He will use this disaster to grift.
Governors don't give money, insurance companies do and FEMA. But, he has a fund started to help with 29 million or so so far.
He already is!
@@Slimedog1963 not everyone in the southwest of Florida is rich or even making above their means, try using your energy on things other than belittling others!!
We !I've in Polk county, We where Spare the worst.
Am so sorry for U Folks down there.
God please give You the strength that You need at this time.
This is the most thorough and graphic video I have seen yet.
My prayers and respect to the lives lost and their family's.
Once beyond that the cleanup is truly a logistics nightmare. Massive cranes are needed near the shore to move displaced boats ... but they cant het there, not even by water. The waterways need dredged first, or the roads need cleared. With massive yachts in the road the loaders can only clear to the yachts. The cranes can move the boat, but where to? And what do you do with the massive tuckloads of debris? Hopefully some of the concrete can be used to fortify water brakes...maybe.
I'm glad I'm not in charge.
They say its just a matter of time before Florida is under water. Maybe now is a good time to get out.
Knowing this could have been your beach town and also knowing not everyone got out alive. My heart goes out to my southern Florida neighbors. Prayers to all effected by this horrible storm.
looks like heavy equipment operator jobs are booming!!! :-)
8:56 How come some houses seem completely intake and pristine while the house next to it is completely destroyed?
I'm guessing they were built during different building codes?
No. It has to do with stories. Many one story homes that did "survive" have to be torn down due to the foundation eroding away. Two story homes fared better, but still had significant flood damage
Without any discussion of land damage, many of the boats are commercial fishing vessels. Millions in damage. Awful.
And as the population keeps growing in these areas people will have to build closer to the water and into the water !
Prayers 🙏🏿 Prayers 🙏🏿 for the families
OMG there is nothing left