D sea will not cross d boundaries (come into d land) if d land does not commit evil. Nature is overturned when men overturns d law. Read Amos 9: 6. In Dec 2003, I told wife of American Baptist pastor Ott tt God was very angry with several nations and I wld ask God to bring d disaster on Dec 26, 2004. As Amos 9:6 kept coming to my mind, I therefore chose for d tsunami to occur on 26 Dec 2004 (Asian tsunami). I also decided for hurricane Hugo and St Francisco EQ and Kobe EQ to strike on d 17. I was a prison officer and my ex-colleagues can testify tt I chose d dates for d disasters.
Yes but some people aren’t very bright at all and don’t think it will ever happen! and some are even more stupid and rebuild the damage over again in the same place….. you cant educate pork or fix stupid.
Just eyeballing it at 10:53 it looks like one of the taller ones in the distance is leaning toward the beach, when the drone gets in front of it at 11:18 you notice that the foundation is completely exposed.
@@Kernewik101 No, just walk away, these should never have been build in the first place, look at the footage with all of the sand as far down as you can see. I do not think that they dug all the way to bedrock to secure these buildings when they were first built. Bedrock is pretty far down on these barrier islands and nothing over two stories should ever have been placed there.
The beach is gorgeous and I love it but I would never live that close to the water. It's always just a matter of time that hurricanes come in and devestate everything. Prayers to everyone in Florida, my favorite place to visit.
Exactly! Navy family here! One thing my father taught us was to RESPECT the power of the ocean! We all love the beach but we visit the beach. We prefer to live in the Appalachian mountains areas! 🌲🌄🌲⚓⛵⚓🌅🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
I'm sorry but putting a parking lot that close to the shoreline on that kind of sand just shows you the level of greed these developers are capable of when it comes to taking up all the oceanfront property.
I lived ocean front in a condo. The shore lines move. Ours was usually several hundred yards from the structure. During Jean the water was in the parking garage on the first floor. That’s what a “storm surge” is. We had fish in the road because A1A flooded. People want to live ocean front and are willing to pay millions for the luxury. But with that comes risk. Obviously greed is involved when developing, but to insinuate that engineers were negligent with plans that were implemented 40 & 50 years ago, is likely because you’re not from Florida & don’t live near an ocean. Nature will take what’s hers.
I grew up as a child near Daytona and have never seen this level of destruction. It’s so sad because it’s such a beautiful beach. Lessons have to be learned, I hope they will rebuild the area but in a safer way, re - building must be done further back, stronger, more robust sea walls etc.. My prayers to everyone.
I think it's sad people only see what they want. They never see what they are doing over and over again has to stop because you only have so much earth intil the water claims it. It's not about being so rich you can afford the waterfront property but can the waterfront afford more people! The builders know better!
@@allysonh6410 Yes. Do you have a problem with my post where I said I was praying for all to stay safe and sound and especially the animals? What is your definition of "all?" Only adults? Stop criticizing my post with your narrow interpretation of what were prayers to ALL.
I had no idea there was this much damage from the storm. That is heartbreaking. I know how it feels because I lived in Englewood Florida during Ian and there's so much damage on the Gulf side from that storm. My heart goes out to them because I know how they're feeling
@@mdleweight the beach there is normally hundreds of yards wide, not exactly building right on the water. So much sand was ripped from the beach that now there is no longer any protective slope to slow or stop the waters from reaching the sea walls.
A CAT 1! I'm 30 miles away.. barely rained. ... I went thru Cat 5 Andrew .. I think wear and tear from Ian was just too close ... sad. .looks eroded ,imo..
@@mdleweight the beach is usually MUCH Further DOWN, nothing is built THAT close .. except piers, Boardwalks. ppl died sir... and lost homes, businesses.. Should we evacuate the Midwest for the tornadoes that might come .. Malibu and all the rich and famous homes hanging off the cliffs in California, plus-all the islands of the world for the tsunami's and earthquakes that might hit!? New orleans... ?? Tonga, there's a volcano.... Don't Go outside if it's raining you might get hit by lightning....etc.. or, let's just leave Earth because we might get smacked by an asteroid ;)
@@Dani-ICU-RN yes I think you're correct about the erosion from Ian prior to Nicole. I know my place in Englewood got hit hard by Ian, but luckily not so bad with Nicole. And the damage from Ian was mostly repaired before Nicole came. I have to say I was anxious though
@@IscruCristi, Amen. A REALITY ✅️ Yet the furthest thing from most people's minds. Nevertheless, we sound the alarm for the few who will still listen! The earth is our Father's handiwork. So sad to see how many worship earth instead of the Creator of it! 😔 Prayers for unbelievers & those 'playing church' to stop idol worshipping and seek Jesus ASAP. ⚠️ 👉 ❤️ John 3:16 It's ALL true! 🌍🙏🕚
Wow. Looking at the damage is just horrible. And thanks for showing the rear area of the Holiday Shores. Our family has been going there for the last 40 years and to see the pool, pool house and all that destruction is just unbelievable. Looks like the whole beach area is going to take a long time to fix.
Ian is what did the real damage. If Ian wouldn't have happened, Nicole wouldn't even be talked about. Most of the damage being seen now Ian caused and Nicole just finished the job.. Damn, why are people like you so misinformed?
@@ditta8416 Katrina killed a lot of people who were trapped in a broken mammade toxic soupbowl (levees) around New Orleans. The water got in, it was below sea level, and had to be pumped out. Levees were, and remain, a bad idea of the govt Corps of Engineers. Trying to control Mother Nature is a losing battle.
This footage is not of Daytona Beach, FL. The location is Daytona Beach Shores, FL. I know this because I recognized Peck Plaza Condo's. A scene from the movie Days of Thunder starring Tom Cruise was filmed there. Peck Plaza was built early 70's. Peck Plaza was closed for 3 years after undergoing severe damage from Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Irma.
Peck Plaza will need to be demolished. Concrete Spalding is going to be a major issue for those buildings along the coast! It’s just a matter of time before we have another major building collapse along the coast somewhere!
@@GM-qh2ki I just watched a video about a condo building being evacuated it's about a mile and a half away from the first building that collapsed , they showed the inside of the evacuated building and it was scary .
@@GM-qh2ki Peck Plaza was shutdown for 3 yrs. During that time, repairs were most likely made and passed inspection. It reopened somewhat recently. It seems to me that you would rather it just disappear for whatever reason. I doubt it needs to be demolished urgently. Other structures, oh yea, definitely ....
The ocean is taking back the land. I live on the beach in west palm. You drive by all these intercostal areas you can see a normal everyday storm floods these beautiful areas really bad. I can’t imagine a CAT3 or 4.praying for both hurricanes (Ian and Nicole) victims. The worst part is the most expensive places to live right now IS on the beach. You work hard and get to live on the beautiful beach just to have this happen. There’s so much greed out there.
you got it. I used to live in Daytona, I know these buildings I believe massive arbitriage has been going on in Daytona for years, hiding in all these ridiculous structures still being built, yet far from at capactiy. Flagler county didn't do this--they kept the beach open, for many reasons.....they suffered again this storm. But...I hope all this damage is demoed and NEVER rebuilt on the shore. Leave the beach as she is. put open grassy spaces here instead. There is plenty of land still to develop for condos though...fact is...their necessity dwindles each year so...oh yeah...that brings me back to the arbitrage
The Towns buy sand and put it back down on the beach. They call it "nourishment". Millions are spent for this to keep the resorts in business and satisfy homeowners who spent fortunes to be "on the water". It's a government subsidy mainly paid for by those "not on the water".
Lots of erosion and destruction. Does anyone else think that maybe if the shoreline hadn’t been developed this way of it would have been as bad? I mean natural grasses, mangroves sand dunes etc might have helped to protect the land a bit better than sea walls that became undermined and building structures on sand right next to the ocean
Yes I do think it has to do with the development along with the ignorant notion that we can control nature. I believe it is going to get so much worse because of the climate changes )-;
Prior to federal flood insurance you couldn’t get mortgage money to build in high risk areas or insurance on them. You built out of pocket and were solely responsible for any damage…so few were built and taxpayers were not responsible for any loses..we should do that again
First of all, I am TRULY sorry for what happened to these structures and the people that lived in them got destroyed by Ian and Nicole. I just don't understand why anybody in their right mind from "code enforcement" would allow these structures to be rebuild in the same area. We all know it's only going to happen again and again, sooner or later. These are called barrier Islands for a reason... To protect the mainland. Most of our major insurance companies have already moved out of the state of Florida. That's why our rates are so high and I certainly don't blame them. The problem is... $ ALL OF OUR INSURANCE RATES ARE HIGHER FOR EVERYONE$. At least for the people that can still afford insurance . Just doesn't seem fair. They get the beautiful view for a short amount of time, (but from all of us that still pay for insurance) have to pay for these structures to be rebuilt. 😡 So, does anyone see something wrong with this picture??? 🤔
It's all about the money. People love the water, being next to it be it a river or the sea and yes, its only a matter of time before disaster strikes again. It's all a gamble the investors will get all their money back and then some before it fails again. Insurance rates are high because its a certainty they will be paying out again. It will just continue to cost more and those who cannot afford it will be pushed out. This cycle happens over and over again. Life is not fair.
This was predicted at least 70 years ago. Go to RUclips and type in Unchained goddess it shows a scientist from the 1950s describing sea level rise and that will flood the coast and melty glaciers because that's where the water is coming from
Do you not have weather where you live? EVERYWHERE you can build is a risk, hurricanes on the coast, blizzards in the north, tornedoes and earthquakes everywhere. By your logic no one could build anywhere.
Lived in Kissimmee Florida when the last Hurricane ( Ian) went through Florida.... unfortunately my work had me all over the Gulf Coast in the weeks following.... Tampa and below. Never have I ever witnessed such devastation and total loss. On 11/4/22 I moved out of the State of Florida, and literally drove past Daytona as I was connected from out of Orlando on the Florida Turnpike onto I95 North. I kept thinking... "there really isn't a safe place to be in Florida when these Hurricanes roll through"....a week later, Daytona gets smacked. What's interesting is this, The destruction and complete devastation I witnessed was enough for me to say enough is enough..... I'm outta here. I'll take the snow any day of the week over 15 inches of rain, power outages, disease infested water. Think I'm joking? RUclips Kissimmee Florida Hurricane Ian footage..... and we were some of the lucky ones compared to other areas.
Seriously. Is anyone honestly surprised that this finally happened? Isn’t pretty much all of Florida just a catastrophe waiting to happen? We have been warned for decades….
Sadly they built too close to the beautiful ocean and erosion is causing terrible devastation, similar to California residents that build on mountainsides until the flooding rains topple the homes and sometimes bury people in muddy sludge with debris. They can rebuilt but next time a disaster strikes could be worse!
It kinda reminded me of the erosion that's been happening in Pacifica, California! Some houses there have literally fallen off the cliff into the Pacific ocean and some have been abandoned & demolished. It's really sad that overdevelopment has really ruined the natural beauty of that place!
@@esmc58, We’ll, I know the history since this is my line of work. They did build too close to the ocean. That is the problem and people keep building right on the water. It’s not fake climate change. It’s that there are sooo many people moving to my great state that have no business destroying the beachfront property that should be for everyone.
@@mantis10_surf85 ok you got me there. This is my home state too. I spent many years on that part of the coast and there was such a wide beach and beautiful dunes. It so sad to see what has happened. And yes it is all too close to the water line. I hope they don’t allow it to be rebuilt. I’m watching the same sad ending to the beautiful beaches here in south west Florida.
@@mantis10_surf85 It's both. We haven't known how to construct for events such as rising sea levels. But the rising sea levels are moving faster (both from the sea and through the limestone) due to global warming/aka the glaciers melting which does raise the water levels. Couple this with the weather systems that are getting far worse, and you have a recipe for disaster. But unfortunately, the real estate agents get more funds for beach front property in all of Florida. Rather than creating a 50-60 feet distance from the shore to the seawalls. And I say this as a native resident here.
@@theblade9024 No not catastrophic you will know when it’s catastrophic sweetheart this is just tiny tiny tiny little bit… This is not Catastrophic. I consider something catastrophic when it’s miles inland
@@webnerethan3997 It’s no different than the government making nuclear reactive plants near Teutonic plates 🤷🏻♀️makes sense to me…. Land is cheap why not
@@fedupamerican296 I live in tornado alley. I used to live on the hills Lake Superior. I friggin know about stormes and the force of water and wind as I watched homes and streets washed away. I live in tornado alley now near a flood zone. How live and learn doesn't make sense to you isn't my ignorance, it's yours.
@@Echo-is1ej then how can you say people should have learned to not build in paradise because of hurricanes when you have not learned to stay away from tornadoes? Oh, you're also a hypocrite.
I was there at The Plaza Hotel in 1962 with family. It was very different and quite nice compared to later years (from what I heard) There were not nearly all the buildings there are now. The beach was wide and there was a long pier nearby. It was a first class hotel then. Can't tell from this video if hotel was damaged but I'm sure it must have been.
Daytona used to be a beautiful beach. I was there for spring break every year from 69-73. Most of the beach disappeared when hurricane Charley and 2 others hit it around 2002. Now what had started to come back is gone. Really sad.
Miami beach is only 4 ft above sea level. The beaches that got washed away are only 10-14 ft above sea level. Orlando is like 80 ft above sea level. Average Alabama city is 500 ft above. Just a matter of time before both sides of Florida is under water.
My wife and I are beach lovers and swimmers, we travel to Florida often for vacations, but I'd never invest money into a beach home. I feel for the people in Florida who've lost their homes and in the Ft Meyers area who lost their lives. It's sad to see and hope they can recover
I have traveled the world- and the only place I have ever seen buildings all over the beach is in the USA, Florida in particular. I used to go to Destin Beach but it’s so crammed full of high rise condos on the beach you can even tell you at AT The beach if you are not sitting in one of them. Infuriating.
Taunting mother of nature by building castles on the sand right at the water edge. Many of the high rise condos and hotels are very new. The city is culpable in approving the permits.
They weren't built at the water's edge. The beach was largely washed away during Hurricane Ian last month, Nicole just finished the job. There was a wide beach and sand dunes in front of most of these structures this summer
May just be security wall. The one with the pool was a thick sea wall of concrete and rebar and that did not make it. The pool is being held up by deep supports . Good job .
the hubris in this comment scares me by the fact that category one did this, yes it might not be a lot compared to other storms, but if category 1 did this I can't imagine what anything above that would do. You sound like the type of person to build your house on the oceanfront, only to have it destroyed and then to go on and build another house in that same location and still say no big deal, despite having huge financial losses, and probably no insurance, but with most of these comments people never learn they just scoff and look the other way sooooo i tried.
It is so sad to watch a beautiful home - someone's home - vanishing like that in such a terrible tragedy. I pray for all the ones who have lost their homes to rebuild or move somewhere else, maybe. Whichever they prefer, I am nobody to judge.
I was thinking the same thing, but I guess the driveable stretch is south of these properties. I think I used to see these buildings in the distance, looking north.
Maybe it would be better to not build on the ocean side of the road. Build up dunes on that side, then elevate the road on a sea wall. Parts of Daytona Beach seemed down in the heels, last time I was there. Maybe it's an opportunity to make things better. Maybe the novelty of driving on the beach needs to be stopped. I can't help but wonder if that's bad for the beach long term. I actually like Daytona Beach better than some spots further down the coast. It's a shame this happened, but I suppose it was inevitable. I think they give too much control to developers in Florida. Maybe better zoning rules, beach access, and coastal conservation need to be considered.
@@ralphholiman7401 hope you dont place to much money on that bet. lived hear for 50 years. us local (florida natives) have been waiting for this day. we all tried to tell them as they bulldozed the dunes to build their fancy garbage.
Great drone footage, unbelievable how so many seawalls failed, especially those next to newer condos. Whoever owns a seawall company is gonna be super busy for the next few years. Insurance companies are gonna have to fork out $Billions in damages.
We pray for all and we pray we don’t have a similar fate … I hope they all realize you must not build on the sea sand at the waters edge … the sea takes precedent over our wish’s !!!!
Invisible? Our witness is that we cry out Abba, father God, Oh Lord, God help us! In times of need. What do you say in a moment of trouble? Ghost Busters? Just because you don't believe and make your comments on your unbelief is not going to change the mind of another. You know why? Everyone has their own mind. Stop trying to make others feel stupid to make yourself feel better or bigger. All kinds of Flowers, all different colors and shapes. They are still a Flower.
I am very sorry to see the damage that you incurred from the forces of Nicole. I hope that you can recover quickly from the aftermath and remain strong in spirit and fortitude. Praying for you for a swift and complete recovery.
i hope that people will think things very carefully and very well planned before buying oceanfront property weather related disasters like this will likely become more and more common than we think or could imagine
Horrible. Isn't this how that one building collapsed a while ago in FL? I think the pool leaked water under the building and that's all it took to topple? I am sure many of these Condos will be closed for inspection, My prayers go out to these people. It's one thing after another.
This is sad to look at, but for a lay person who is not an architect or builder, it seems to me that many of them trying to make a quick buck in Florida, would never make it working in New York or Chicago or even like my father at Elgin Lumber & Supply Company. This happened cause of pure greed from everyone involved down to the owners. To make it even worse is that people have to risk their own lives to evacuate these buildings and 1st responders to recover victims.
Oh Jesus. These structures have been here for years and decades... Ian last 2 straight days. Nicole came in less than a month after it... 1 "perfect storm" and 1 in a short amount of time. There are numerous stories about NY and Chicago buildings that are not built correctly even the most recent in San Fran.. You are saying all of with without evidence.. I detect some bias or maybe jealousy directed towards Florida... Do us a favor. Research these buildings and see what companies are building them and where they are from. It might surprise you...
Fantastic drone footage. Damage is surprisingly bad. Not much coverage on this area. Not enough on Ft Myers area. It is heartbreaking to see the building damage, but more so the beautiful beach areas. Im up in Palm Coast and A1A was hit again. Im 81 and beginning to think it's really a losing battle. But Greed will keep the buildings going. A shame.
@@political-social your comment was much more presumptuous and ignorant. I was able to assume that bc of what you said. I live a block from the beach... Nice job ignoring what I said though about the "sand"....
The ocean is like fire. Pretty from a distance but very damaging up close. Insurance will fix what happened this time. I seriously doubt the policies will be renewed.
"Catastrophic" is a relative term. Human encroachment to the shores edge is inevitably going to have consequences. Loss of life is on a different level. Loss of property...oh well. That's the risk/reward of living on the coasts of FL or the Gulf Coast States.
The shore's edge has been moving closer. A lot of those houses and buildings were built in the 60s. Why is this happening now? That is the question to ask.
@@jackiepaper101 Pretty sure it's happening because the weather/climate is cyclical. Neither of us was around, but look at the dust bowl of the 30s. Drought first hit the country in 1930. By 1934, it had turned the Great Plains into a desert that came to be known as the Dust Bowl.
@@jackiepaper101 Mother Earth is dynamic, she’s never stopped changing and she never will. It’s not just happening now. All land was connected at one point and due to the dynamic nature of the planet, now we’re not. There were land masses that are now covered by ocean. Violent volcanoes & powerful earthquakes are what formed the archipelago’s. Momma is going to do what Momma does.
I feel bad that this hurricane did damage but it didn’t destroy anyones house and that’s to be thankful about. EDITED: It’s been mentioned to me that there were homes and condo buildings that did sustain a lot of damage if they weren’t destroyed altogether. Sad to hear this. I was hoping it wasn’t homes/condos themselves. It always surprises me that you’ll have a place that was barely touched (@10:33 Shows 1/2 of their yard is missing, but why isn’t the whole yard gone? Funny how that works.) but on either side of that building, the backyards are destroyed almost right up to the building. @6:21 I’d go crazy seeing that the water was getting very close to my balcony, if I was on the 1st floor in this video of this apartment building.😱😱 Happy nobody was hurt or worse.
The coolest thing about Daytona is you can actually drive a sand road up & down the beach. 1 lane north & 1 lane south. its such a cool unique experience. open air vehicles, partiers just soaking up the salt & sun. thats how wide the beach WAS. 😐
@@IscruCristi if gods is nature. We got hit head on by Ian in Cape Coral. Huge storm surge by Bonita and Ft Myers beach and Ft Myers downtown. I've walked those beaches and most had raised walls in Front above water line by 8-10 on grade. Then you had 20-30 grass dunes the another 30 till the water. That all was compromised by Ian and the sand wasnt replaced becauae so much other damage had happened. These places originally were originally at least 100ft from their retaining walls. That's what happens when 2 cat ones hit the shore line.
It may not make people who are hurting feel any better. But it is rare and has been a long time since a Hurricane like this has effected Daytona. Its still a great place and worth rebuilding. Its all part of living at the waters edge.
@@penny8579 What? So let me get this straight. If a tornado hits in Tornado alley or an earthquake hits in California. Politicians and developers should pay? You do know where the Politicians get their money from right? "So called owners" wtf are you talking about? How are they "so called"?
They should build houses on barges like casinos in Tunica. They removed the walkways and the rising water lifted the building intact with no structural damage at all. Fixed a few light bulbs and straight back to business as usual. Let the barge down everything was intact indeed.
So much sand was washed away with the past two storms (Ian and Nicole) even low tide has nothing stopping it from coming in hard. Here in St Augustine we lost both the near shore sandbars and blew out the protecting beach slope. So even when low tide comes in the water will cover the beach all the way up to the dune breaks. Also, before Ian there were nearly 20 sea turtle nests up and down our coast. And they normally hatch through October (just when Ian hit) and seems like all those nests got washed away.
Wow, that’s much worse than anticipated, like the storm was stealthy on the approach but then blew up. Sad to see all that damage, hope everyone (animal and human) is alright... two damaging hurricanes so close together, that’s unusual.
It was the double / triple whammy of Ian a strong multi-day nor’easter followed by Nicole. I think the nor’easter got them as it did the Jacksonville and St Augustine beaches further north. Their impact from Ian was substantial because it was so slow moving it pounded those beaches for days with onshore winds
Ha ha!! 1 mile in most places in Daytona and your not even over the bridges... Tell us you don't know the area without telling us you don't know the area...
Wow, I hope they can get this coast line up and back on its feet soon. Thank you for sharing. I'm sure glad the people of Florida are so resilient! God bless you all strong Americans!
The level of destruction and erosion 😰😱 Those buildings really need to be protected or some of them could fall in the next storm or so! Here in Portugal we have some issues with erosion and will be our biggest problem in the future, but for now it's not close to this level. Yeah we are not used and are not on track of hurricanes in general ( we had one in 2018), but even small winter storms are causing more problems due to sea level rise.
I agree, and it used to be such a wide beach. I live on the east coast of Ireland and we have some flood defences on beaches. There don't seem to be any there. I know of one area of Dublin where people keep objecting to plans to build a protective seawall because it will block the view. I guess wealthy folk can afford to lose a summer house. It sure seems irresponsible to grant permission for multiresidential units on Florida beachfronts. Surely there should have been only public parks, golf courses, and some actual barriers?
I remember when Daytona Beach used to be much larger and there wasn't all these condos and hotels built so close to the beach and practically on the water. The government in Florida is really messed up and should of never allowed developers to build on the beach.... It's just plain stupid
Horrific scenes and very sad! Have lived by the sea my whole life and we have gone through this in the Northeast in New England on the coast for decades after severe N'or Easters and even tail end of hurricanes i.e. severe beach erosion and houses falling into the great Atlantic ocean! Only now, it's getting far worst because of rising sea levels and even worst beach erosion due to Global Warming/Climate change which is real and escalating! The beaches here are more narrow than in past decades because of rising sea levels/beach erosion and a famous beautiful beach here was completely decimated a couple of years ago! Along with more shark sightings because they love warm waters and also love to feed off the seals here! We're seeing the devastation from that not only here in the states but worldwide, hence the word "Global" as in "Global pandemic"! BTW, the Bible says to 'do not build your homes upon the sands', because the sands are always shifting! And we shouldn't be building i.e. over development/over-population on fragile eco-systems like wetlands/dunes that can't withstand tall skyscrapers, huge hotels and homes packed in like a can of sardines, either! Builders /architects need to go back to building hotels/apt buildings only two to three stories high like they had on the Florida coasts in the 1920s and 30s, not these high rise buildings! Common sense should rule the day and build them a bit more inland, not right on the beach too close to the mighty ocean! You can't beat Mother Nature and right now she's pissed off! So, stay environmentally aware! Keep safe Floridians!
@@rd8370 it is rising everywhere. Daytona area is very telling. Because you can literally walk out over 200 yards on low tide. Super Flatt. No way to notice a oceanic rise on West coast. Daytona beach is different. And everywhere within a couple blocks from the ocean. It's doesn't take long to hit water under your property if you dig 10 or 12' deep. Good possibility a lot more destruction coming. Grand view ave used to be the first line of houses before A1a and then building east of and inside A1a. The condos and hotels modern Daytona beach. The hotels the best during early 1900's we're actually built on the intercoastal. Not even on the beach.
For decades oceanfront builders & property owners have been warned that eventually the ocean will arrive at your door - it's the nature of erosion & shifting sands. Not always, but often enough that choosing to live on the water is a serious gamble. It's also very unfair that people who live inland must also pay higher insurance costs to cover these beachfront disasters. But this is the risk of shared liability & other's foolish decisions.
Sincere sympathies to those who have suffered loss through this catastrophic natural event. Regrettably, this is happening in many countries throughout the world and there is no cheap solution, if any. Unless walls can be footed into bedrock, they'll be subject to being undermined by wave action. Sadly, it's best to cut your losses; as an example, check what has happened to preventative measures at Pacifica. Good luck.
How devastating. No way the foundation of these buildings are safe or that there is any hope to reinforce them. Some of them seem to be leaning already. My heart breaks for all the people involved.
Living so close to the ocean one is taking a risk. Mother Nature knows no boundaries. Good footage.
D sea will not cross d boundaries (come into d land) if d land does not commit evil. Nature is overturned when men overturns d law. Read Amos 9: 6. In Dec 2003, I told wife of American Baptist pastor Ott tt God was very angry with several nations and I wld ask God to bring d disaster on Dec 26, 2004. As Amos 9:6 kept coming to my mind, I therefore chose for d tsunami to occur on 26 Dec 2004 (Asian tsunami). I also decided for hurricane Hugo and St Francisco EQ and Kobe EQ to strike on d 17. I was a prison officer and my ex-colleagues can testify tt I chose d dates for d disasters.
True. 💨💨💨💨💨💨
So is one without water.
Yes but some people aren’t very bright at all and don’t think it will ever happen! and some are even more stupid and rebuild the damage over again in the same place….. you cant educate pork or fix stupid.
Fair enough
I wouldn't be surprised if some of those oceanfront properties collapsed due to the erosion
They will eventually if not reinforced.
Best to cash in and move and take the memories. Weather is unpredictable these days.
Just eyeballing it at 10:53 it looks like one of the taller ones in the distance is leaning toward the beach, when the drone gets in front of it at 11:18 you notice that the foundation is completely exposed.
I'm sorry, but I don't think I would want to live in a reinforced structure on the beach. I think I'll pass 🥺
This is just the start...no point in re-building these properties as it'll happen again within 2 yrs..😢
@@Kernewik101 No, just walk away, these should never have been build in the first place, look at the footage with all of the sand as far down as you can see. I do not think that they dug all the way to bedrock to secure these buildings when they were first built. Bedrock is pretty far down on these barrier islands and nothing over two stories should ever have been placed there.
Keep building those nice sand castles.. Mother Nature will take it all back some day.
The beach is gorgeous and I love it but I would never live that close to the water. It's always just a matter of time that hurricanes come in and devestate everything. Prayers to everyone in Florida, my favorite place to visit.
Exactly! Navy family here! One thing my father taught us was to RESPECT the power of the ocean! We all love the beach but we visit the beach. We prefer to live in the Appalachian mountains areas! 🌲🌄🌲⚓⛵⚓🌅🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Hurricane of 1928 = tidal wave at Palm Beach & catastrophic flooding at Lake Okeechobee (houses around that lake are now built on stilts).
The rubble pile from a few of those big ones should make a nice base for one resort w wall
The sea will reclaim what is hers and sometimes give back what isn't
I'm sorry but putting a parking lot that close to the shoreline on that kind of sand just shows you the level of greed these developers are capable of when it comes to taking up all the oceanfront property.
That's not how it was. There was land there and sand dunes that got washed away. The houses and parking lots weren't that close before that.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
@@btrotter4775 you developer?!?
30 years ago the land was different….. and I’m not a developer I’m a true Floridian
I lived ocean front in a condo. The shore lines move. Ours was usually several hundred yards from the structure. During Jean the water was in the parking garage on the first floor. That’s what a “storm surge” is. We had fish in the road because A1A flooded. People want to live ocean front and are willing to pay millions for the luxury. But with that comes risk. Obviously greed is involved when developing, but to insinuate that engineers were negligent with plans that were implemented 40 & 50 years ago, is likely because you’re not from Florida & don’t live near an ocean. Nature will take what’s hers.
I grew up as a child near Daytona and have never seen this level of destruction. It’s so sad because it’s such a beautiful beach. Lessons have to be learned, I hope they will rebuild the area but in a safer way, re - building must be done further back, stronger, more robust sea walls etc.. My prayers to everyone.
God is all powerful. Don't build on the sand..
Moral of the story is don't build by the ocean
Not without making the seawall higher and stronger anyway
I think it's sad people only see what they want. They never see what they are doing over and over again has to stop because you only have so much earth intil the water claims it. It's not about being so rich you can afford the waterfront property but can the waterfront afford more people! The builders know better!
Don't build in Florida, period.
But, yes, if you're going to, don't build on the frickin beach itself.
Incredible. Thank you for the great footage. Praying all stay safe and sound especially the animals.
Amen
Big deal. Catastrophic? I think not. All the housing and buildings show seem intact. Some sea wall failed. BFD
Amen!
Especially the animals? How about especially little children, the elderly, u know, human beings.?? Lol?...
@@allysonh6410 Yes. Do you have a problem with my post where I said I was praying for all to stay safe and sound and especially the animals? What is your definition of "all?" Only adults? Stop criticizing my post with your narrow interpretation of what were prayers to ALL.
I had no idea there was this much damage from the storm. That is heartbreaking. I know how it feels because I lived in Englewood Florida during Ian and there's so much damage on the Gulf side from that storm. My heart goes out to them because I know how they're feeling
It is not "heartbreaking" to me. You build on the sand on the edge of a major ocean, and you take your chances.
@@mdleweight the beach there is normally hundreds of yards wide, not exactly building right on the water. So much sand was ripped from the beach that now there is no longer any protective slope to slow or stop the waters from reaching the sea walls.
A CAT 1! I'm 30 miles away.. barely rained.
... I went thru Cat 5 Andrew .. I think wear and tear from Ian was just too close ... sad. .looks eroded ,imo..
@@mdleweight the beach is usually MUCH Further DOWN, nothing is built THAT close .. except piers, Boardwalks. ppl died sir... and lost homes, businesses.. Should we evacuate the Midwest for the tornadoes that might come .. Malibu and all the rich and famous homes hanging off the cliffs in California, plus-all the islands of the world for the tsunami's and earthquakes that might hit!? New orleans... ?? Tonga, there's a volcano....
Don't Go outside if it's raining you might get hit by lightning....etc..
or, let's just leave Earth because we might get smacked by an asteroid ;)
@@Dani-ICU-RN yes I think you're correct about the erosion from Ian prior to Nicole. I know my place in Englewood got hit hard by Ian, but luckily not so bad with Nicole. And the damage from Ian was mostly repaired before Nicole came. I have to say I was anxious though
Praying for everyone affected by hurricane 🌀 Nicole stay strong 💪 everyone
Don't bother! You want to make a difference? Donate a few dollars to help rebuild!
@@kenholt8297 thank you Ken.
Just Daytona now... minus the beach, mother earth just taking back what's hers.
No. minus the earth. Apocalypse. read the Bible.
@@IscruCristi, Amen.
A REALITY ✅️ Yet the furthest thing from most people's minds. Nevertheless, we sound the alarm for the few who will still listen! The earth is our Father's handiwork. So sad to see how many worship earth instead of the Creator of it! 😔 Prayers for unbelievers & those 'playing church' to stop idol worshipping and seek Jesus ASAP. ⚠️
👉 ❤️ John 3:16 It's ALL true!
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Nope. There is still a beach here. I was on it yesterday..
@@WhosoeverBelieveth so he also created Nicole. Right?
Wow. Looking at the damage is just horrible. And thanks for showing the rear area of the Holiday Shores. Our family has been going there for the last 40 years and to see the pool, pool house and all that destruction is just unbelievable. Looks like the whole beach area is going to take a long time to fix.
the irony of the swimming pools being eroded out from under. the ocean taking back it's babies. LOL
Exactlyyy! Or God's wrath. His Judgement Day is coming.
It's true. Global warming. The earth was underwater. It will be again. It's evolution people. Open your eyes.
This was a minimal category 1 hurricane. What would a bigger hurricane do?
Riiight ! But what God will do ? Apocalypse. Read the Bible.
Katrina was Category 3! 1200 people died. 😢
Ian category 4.5
Ian is what did the real damage. If Ian wouldn't have happened, Nicole wouldn't even be talked about. Most of the damage being seen now Ian caused and Nicole just finished the job..
Damn, why are people like you so misinformed?
@@ditta8416 Katrina killed a lot of people who were trapped in a broken mammade toxic soupbowl (levees) around New Orleans. The water got in, it was below sea level, and had to be pumped out. Levees were, and remain, a bad idea of the govt Corps of Engineers. Trying to control Mother Nature is a losing battle.
This footage is not of Daytona Beach, FL. The location is Daytona Beach Shores, FL. I know this because I recognized Peck Plaza Condo's. A scene from the movie Days of Thunder starring Tom Cruise was filmed there. Peck Plaza was built early 70's. Peck Plaza was closed for 3 years after undergoing severe damage from Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Irma.
another click bite from media ... as usual.
Now Days of Thunder II. Main actor ? God...
Peck Plaza will need to be demolished. Concrete Spalding is going to be a major issue for those buildings along the coast! It’s just a matter of time before we have another major building collapse along the coast somewhere!
@@GM-qh2ki
I just watched a video about a condo building being evacuated it's about a mile and a half away from the first building that collapsed , they showed the inside of the evacuated building and it was scary .
@@GM-qh2ki Peck Plaza was shutdown for 3 yrs. During that time, repairs were most likely made and passed inspection. It reopened somewhat recently. It seems to me that you would rather it just disappear for whatever reason. I doubt it needs to be demolished urgently. Other structures, oh yea, definitely ....
Awesome drone footage.🙏❤️ to the people in Daytona, Florida.
Great footage It shows that the power of mother nature is unstoppable
Wow, Tremendous footage. I'd be afraid to live in one of those high rise bldg on the coast... Scary. Mother Nature Wins.
Amazing footage, thank you for sharing. The news both local and national has barely reported on any of this!
I don't watch regular TV at all so wow really I believe you. Channels like The Young Turks would like to know about this.
The ocean is taking back the land.
I live on the beach in west palm.
You drive by all these intercostal areas you can see a normal everyday storm floods these beautiful areas really bad.
I can’t imagine a CAT3 or 4.praying for both hurricanes (Ian and Nicole) victims.
The worst part is the most expensive places to live right now IS on the beach.
You work hard and get to live on the beautiful beach just to have this happen.
There’s so much greed out there.
So you live on the beach.....humm.....maybe a hypocrite
you got it. I used to live in Daytona, I know these buildings I believe massive arbitriage has been going on in Daytona for years, hiding in all these ridiculous structures still being built, yet far from at capactiy. Flagler county didn't do this--they kept the beach open, for many reasons.....they suffered again this storm. But...I hope all this damage is demoed and NEVER rebuilt on the shore. Leave the beach as she is. put open grassy spaces here instead. There is plenty of land still to develop for condos though...fact is...their necessity dwindles each year so...oh yeah...that brings me back to the arbitrage
@@terryo4895 natives of beach towns are greedy hypocrites? how do you know she’s not native?
The Towns buy sand and put it back down on the beach. They call it "nourishment". Millions are spent for this to keep the resorts in business and satisfy homeowners who spent fortunes to be "on the water". It's a government subsidy mainly paid for by those "not on the water".
Real-estate companies that parceled that land for sale, weren’t selling land, they sold ocean.
Lots of erosion and destruction. Does anyone else think that maybe if the shoreline hadn’t been developed this way of it would have been as bad? I mean natural grasses, mangroves sand dunes etc might have helped to protect the land a bit better than sea walls that became undermined and building structures on sand right next to the ocean
Human Beings do not determine where the oceans of the world end. The oceans have all the time there is. {steps away from the soapbox).
Yes I do think it has to do with the development along with the ignorant notion that we can control nature. I believe it is going to get so much worse because of the climate changes )-;
common sense . when you bulldoze sand dunes and fill in swamps things go bad.
Prior to federal flood insurance you couldn’t get mortgage money to build in high risk areas or insurance on them. You built out of pocket and were solely responsible for any damage…so few were built and taxpayers were not responsible for any loses..we should do that again
First of all, I am TRULY sorry for what happened to these structures and the people that lived in them got destroyed by Ian and Nicole. I just don't understand why anybody in their right mind from "code enforcement" would allow these structures to be rebuild in the same area. We all know it's only going to happen again and again, sooner or later. These are called barrier Islands for a reason... To protect the mainland. Most of our major insurance companies have already moved out of the state of Florida. That's why our rates are so high and I certainly don't blame them. The problem is... $ ALL OF OUR INSURANCE RATES ARE HIGHER FOR EVERYONE$. At least for the people that can still afford insurance . Just doesn't seem fair. They get the beautiful view for a short amount of time, (but from all of us that still pay for insurance) have to pay for these structures to be rebuilt. 😡 So, does anyone see something wrong with this picture??? 🤔
It's all about the money. People love the water, being next to it be it a river or the sea and yes, its only a matter of time before disaster strikes again. It's all a gamble the investors will get all their money back and then some before it fails again. Insurance rates are high because its a certainty they will be paying out again. It will just continue to cost more and those who cannot afford it will be pushed out. This cycle happens over and over again. Life is not fair.
I agree with you in that the rebuilding part I don't understand. How can you expect different results without a change in behavior?
This was predicted at least 70 years ago. Go to RUclips and type in Unchained goddess it shows a scientist from the 1950s describing sea level rise and that will flood the coast and melty glaciers because that's where the water is coming from
Do you not have weather where you live? EVERYWHERE you can build is a risk, hurricanes on the coast, blizzards in the north, tornedoes and earthquakes everywhere. By your logic no one could build anywhere.
Because people in charge are self absorbed they think they know what there doing and don't like being told anything so they make very bad decisions
Lived in Kissimmee Florida when the last Hurricane ( Ian) went through Florida.... unfortunately my work had me all over the Gulf Coast in the weeks following.... Tampa and below. Never have I ever witnessed such devastation and total loss. On 11/4/22 I moved out of the State of Florida, and literally drove past Daytona as I was connected from out of Orlando on the Florida Turnpike onto I95 North. I kept thinking... "there really isn't a safe place to be in Florida when these Hurricanes roll through"....a week later, Daytona gets smacked. What's interesting is this, The destruction and complete devastation I witnessed was enough for me to say enough is enough..... I'm outta here. I'll take the snow any day of the week over 15 inches of rain, power outages, disease infested water. Think I'm joking? RUclips Kissimmee Florida Hurricane Ian footage..... and we were some of the lucky ones compared to other areas.
Thy sea is so powerful; my boat is so small!
I understand totally. I think many will be leaving after this mess.
So long…
How are you liking that "foot" of snow now???
@@freckles3705 couldn't tell ya how they're feeling Sport.... all I know is no snow where I'm at....
Crazy how they build right over top of sand
Yeah crazy right? Crazy building on sand next to the beach? Are you ok?
Seriously. Is anyone honestly surprised that this finally happened? Isn’t pretty much all of Florida just a catastrophe waiting to happen? We have been warned for decades….
Sadly they built too close to the beautiful ocean and erosion is causing terrible devastation, similar to California residents that build on mountainsides until the flooding rains topple the homes and sometimes bury people in muddy sludge with debris. They can rebuilt but next time a disaster strikes could be worse!
You don’t know the history so don’t judge the problem
It kinda reminded me of the erosion that's been happening in Pacifica, California! Some houses there have literally fallen off the cliff into the Pacific ocean and some have been abandoned & demolished. It's really sad that overdevelopment has really ruined the natural beauty of that place!
@@esmc58, We’ll, I know the history since this is my line of work. They did build too close to the ocean. That is the problem and people keep building right on the water. It’s not fake climate change. It’s that there are sooo many people moving to my great state that have no business destroying the beachfront property that should be for everyone.
@@mantis10_surf85 ok you got me there. This is my home state too. I spent many years on that part of the coast and there was such a wide beach and beautiful dunes. It so sad to see what has happened. And yes it is all too close to the water line. I hope they don’t allow it to be rebuilt. I’m watching the same sad ending to the beautiful beaches here in south west Florida.
@@mantis10_surf85 It's both. We haven't known how to construct for events such as rising sea levels. But the rising sea levels are moving faster (both from the sea and through the limestone) due to global warming/aka the glaciers melting which does raise the water levels. Couple this with the weather systems that are getting far worse, and you have a recipe for disaster. But unfortunately, the real estate agents get more funds for beach front property in all of Florida. Rather than creating a 50-60 feet distance from the shore to the seawalls. And I say this as a native resident here.
That’s a lot of erosion
Really? Well making building almost on the sea what do you think?
Big deal. Catastrophic? I think not. All the housing and buildings show seem intact. Some sea wall failed. BFD
@@theblade9024 No not catastrophic you will know when it’s catastrophic sweetheart this is just tiny tiny tiny little bit… This is not Catastrophic. I consider something catastrophic when it’s miles inland
@@webnerethan3997 It’s no different than the government making nuclear reactive plants near Teutonic plates 🤷🏻♀️makes sense to me…. Land is cheap why not
Why would you build your house on sand
Can't say anyone has learned much about building so close to the shore from past hurricanes now can we?
I agree
No place on earth is safe from natural disaster. Comments like this are just plain arrogance and lack of intelligence.
@@fedupamerican296 I live in tornado alley. I used to live on the hills Lake Superior. I friggin know about stormes and the force of water and wind as I watched homes and streets washed away. I live in tornado alley now near a flood zone. How live and learn doesn't make sense to you isn't my ignorance, it's yours.
@@Echo-is1ej then how can you say people should have learned to not build in paradise because of hurricanes when you have not learned to stay away from tornadoes?
Oh, you're also a hypocrite.
@@Echo-is1ej P.S. where are your comments in the thread? Hiding or deleting to you hide your ignorance?
I was there at The Plaza Hotel in 1962 with family. It was very different and quite nice compared to later years (from what I heard) There were not nearly all the buildings there are now. The beach was wide and there was a long pier nearby. It was a first class hotel then. Can't tell from this video if hotel was damaged but I'm sure it must have been.
Daytona used to be a beautiful beach. I was there for spring break every year from 69-73. Most of the beach disappeared when hurricane Charley and 2 others hit it around 2002. Now what had started to come back is gone. Really sad.
What belongs to the sea goes back to the sea🌊
So much destruction, but the thatched roofs on the tiki bars held up great!
I think it's past time to limit building to a minimum of 1 mile from the ocean. I bet that would help with all the erosion too
Miami beach is only 4 ft above sea level. The beaches that got washed away are only 10-14 ft above sea level. Orlando is like 80 ft above sea level. Average Alabama city is 500 ft above. Just a matter of time before both sides of Florida is under water.
You sound like a conspiracy theorist
Close your mouth please, Florida needs more MAGA to continue buying coastal properties or else the property market will collapse in Florida 😅
People have been saying that for decades, it's not going to happen anytime soon.
@@drunk_by_noon9231 that’s right 😁Florida is just fine 😁MAGA is welcome to buy more properties on barrier islands👍
@@misterg4059 It seems like MAGA is already living rent free in your head.
My wife and I are beach lovers and swimmers, we travel to Florida often for vacations, but I'd never invest money into a beach home. I feel for the people in Florida who've lost their homes and in the Ft Meyers area who lost their lives. It's sad to see and hope they can recover
Mother Nature can give and take. Never take her for granted, she can take it all away! No more driving on the beach.
I have traveled the world- and the only place I have ever seen buildings all over the beach is in the USA, Florida in particular. I used to go to Destin Beach but it’s so crammed full of high rise condos on the beach you can even tell you at AT The beach if you are not sitting in one of them. Infuriating.
Taunting mother of nature by building castles on the sand right at the water edge. Many of the high rise condos and hotels are very new. The city is culpable in approving the permits.
They weren't built at the water's edge. The beach was largely washed away during Hurricane Ian last month, Nicole just finished the job. There was a wide beach and sand dunes in front of most of these structures this summer
Wow I’m astounded that the sea walls are so thin
Greed
Big deal. Catastrophic? I think not. All the housing and buildings show seem intact. Some sea wall failed. BFD
May just be security wall. The one with the pool was a thick sea wall of concrete and rebar and that did not make it. The pool is being held up by deep supports . Good job .
the hubris in this comment scares me by the fact that category one did this, yes it might not be a lot compared to other storms, but if category 1 did this I can't imagine what anything above that would do. You sound like the type of person to build your house on the oceanfront, only to have it destroyed and then to go on and build another house in that same location and still say no big deal, despite having huge financial losses, and probably no insurance, but with most of these comments people never learn they just scoff and look the other way sooooo i tried.
No they probably have insurance and like getting free renovations.
It is so sad to watch a beautiful home - someone's home - vanishing like that in such a terrible tragedy. I pray for all the ones who have lost their homes to rebuild or move somewhere else, maybe. Whichever they prefer, I am nobody to judge.
Haven’t been to Daytona in years but it used to be big and wide !! And you could drive on it !!it’s really changed
I was thinking the same thing, but I guess the driveable stretch is south of these properties. I think I used to see these buildings in the distance, looking north.
Maybe it would be better to not build on the ocean side of the road. Build up dunes on that side, then elevate the road on a sea wall. Parts of Daytona Beach seemed down in the heels, last time I was there. Maybe it's an opportunity to make things better. Maybe the novelty of driving on the beach needs to be stopped. I can't help but wonder if that's bad for the beach long term. I actually like Daytona Beach better than some spots further down the coast. It's a shame this happened, but I suppose it was inevitable. I think they give too much control to developers in Florida. Maybe better zoning rules, beach access, and coastal conservation need to be considered.
Knowing the effects of erosion it baffles me why someone would build anything so close to the water
I'm betting most of these places weren't that close to the water when they were built.
@@ralphholiman7401 but, commonsense should tell these people that the beach will erode over time
@@lovewins6041 , true.
@@ralphholiman7401 hope you dont place to much money on that bet. lived hear for 50 years. us local (florida natives) have been waiting for this day. we all tried to tell them as they bulldozed the dunes to build their fancy garbage.
Federal. Flood insurance
Charley, Francis, Ivan, Jean. Wilma, Irma, Ian, Downtown Fort Myers here. Pay attn. Godspeed all ya.
Great drone footage, unbelievable how so many seawalls failed, especially those next to newer condos. Whoever owns a seawall company is gonna be super busy for the next few years. Insurance companies are gonna have to fork out $Billions in damages.
They were already greatly damaged by Ian, I don’t think any repair had been made yet & then this storm came.
Wow! I used to live there and visited the beach often. This is so sad.
Now it's time to get everything cleaned up and fixed for next years hurricanes.
Many are condos and some are motels and hotels. To much to close to the dunes! Sad to see it is a great place!
We pray for all and we pray we don’t have a similar fate … I hope they all realize you must not build on the sea sand at the waters edge … the sea takes precedent over our wish’s !!!!
Don't pray It's too late. God's wrath is coming... Read the bible.
Ikr?
Invisible? Our witness is that we cry out Abba, father God, Oh Lord, God help us! In times of need. What do you say in a moment of trouble? Ghost Busters? Just because you don't believe and make your comments on your unbelief is not going to change the mind of another. You know why? Everyone has their own mind. Stop trying to make others feel stupid to make yourself feel better or bigger. All kinds of Flowers, all different colors and shapes. They are still a Flower.
@@donnaspencer2251 Amen Amen !
@@godbluffvdgg When you will face this invisible will be too late...
1. Why build so close to ocean you need a wall?
2. You build a wall against an ocean 😂
I am very sorry to see the damage that you incurred from the forces of Nicole. I hope that you can recover quickly from the aftermath and remain strong in spirit and fortitude. Praying for you for a swift and complete recovery.
I’m 15 mins to the beach. This keeps up I’ll have ocean front property! Terrible erosion!!😮
i hope that people will think things very carefully and very well planned before buying oceanfront property weather related disasters like this will likely become more and more common than we think or could imagine
We thank your drone for its service
Horrible. Isn't this how that one building collapsed a while ago in FL? I think the pool leaked water under the building and that's all it took to topple? I am sure many of these Condos will be closed for inspection, My prayers go out to these people. It's one thing after another.
Surfside. Bal Harbor.
Exactlyyy. n the worst is yet to come. Apocalypse
@@IscruCristi 🎯!!!
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@@WhosoeverBelieveth Definitely you are a Christian. Be blessed !
@@IscruCristi, 👋😊 God bless you, fellow brethren! and for sounding the alarm!
⚠️ NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT! ⚠️
We went to Dayton this summer and I remember it was beautiful. This breaks my heart how all this is destroyed
This is sad to look at, but for a lay person who is not an architect or builder, it seems to me that many of them trying to make a quick buck in Florida, would never make it working in New York or Chicago or even like my father at Elgin Lumber & Supply Company. This happened cause of pure greed from everyone involved down to the owners. To make it even worse is that people have to risk their own lives to evacuate these buildings and 1st responders to recover victims.
Oh Jesus. These structures have been here for years and decades...
Ian last 2 straight days. Nicole came in less than a month after it...
1 "perfect storm" and 1 in a short amount of time.
There are numerous stories about NY and Chicago buildings that are not built correctly even the most recent in San Fran..
You are saying all of with without evidence..
I detect some bias or maybe jealousy directed towards Florida...
Do us a favor. Research these buildings and see what companies are building them and where they are from. It might surprise you...
Fantastic drone footage. Damage is surprisingly bad. Not much coverage on this area. Not enough on Ft Myers area. It is heartbreaking to see the building damage, but more so the beautiful beach areas. Im up in Palm Coast and A1A was hit again. Im 81 and beginning to think it's really a losing battle. But Greed will keep the buildings going. A shame.
these homes are right on the beach...that is soft sand. who would build this close to the water. crazy.
Its not that soft of "sand". You have obviously never been to the beach before especially DB.....
@@americaisdyingslowly Lol. So presumptious and ignorant. I am from a coastal town. LOL. Maybe you have never been to the beach before. DH.
@@political-social your comment was much more presumptuous and ignorant. I was able to assume that bc of what you said. I live a block from the beach...
Nice job ignoring what I said though about the "sand"....
Thank you for showing the drone to us.:)
The ocean is like fire. Pretty from a distance but very damaging up close. Insurance will fix what happened this time. I seriously doubt the policies will be renewed.
I can imagine that in the future insurers will refuse to cover buildings built so close to the beach and flood zones.
This is my favorite getaway place to go!!
"Catastrophic" is a relative term. Human encroachment to the shores edge is inevitably going to have consequences. Loss of life is on a different level. Loss of property...oh well. That's the risk/reward of living on the coasts of FL or the Gulf Coast States.
The shore's edge has been moving closer. A lot of those houses and buildings were built in the 60s. Why is this happening now? That is the question to ask.
@@jackiepaper101 Because they got absolutely dumped on during the last hurricane 1 month ago. No time to fix the unprecedented damage it did.
@@jackiepaper101 Pretty sure it's happening because the weather/climate is cyclical. Neither of us was around, but look at the dust bowl of the 30s. Drought first hit the country in 1930. By 1934, it had turned the Great Plains into a desert that came to be known as the Dust Bowl.
@@jackiepaper101 Mother Earth is dynamic, she’s never stopped changing and she never will. It’s not just happening now. All land was connected at one point and due to the dynamic nature of the planet, now we’re not. There were land masses that are now covered by ocean. Violent volcanoes & powerful earthquakes are what formed the archipelago’s. Momma is going to do what Momma does.
@@easilyscan The Florida Dustbowl. Yes, that makes sense.
I feel bad that this hurricane did damage but it didn’t destroy anyones house and that’s to be thankful about. EDITED: It’s been mentioned to me that there were homes and condo buildings that did sustain a lot of damage if they weren’t destroyed altogether. Sad to hear this. I was hoping it wasn’t homes/condos themselves.
It always surprises me that you’ll have a place that was barely touched (@10:33 Shows 1/2 of their yard is missing, but why isn’t the whole yard gone? Funny how that works.) but on either side of that building, the backyards are destroyed almost right up to the building.
@6:21 I’d go crazy seeing that the water was getting very close to my balcony, if I was on the 1st floor in this video of this apartment building.😱😱
Happy nobody was hurt or worse.
It destroyed dozens of houses. Last count I heard was 7 condo buildings and 40 homes condemned.
@@Hogtown1986 NO!!😱 I didn’t hear. I’m so sorry.
Well you see the video ,are you simple ?
The coolest thing about Daytona is you can actually drive a sand road up & down the beach. 1 lane north & 1 lane south. its such a cool unique experience. open air vehicles, partiers just soaking up the salt & sun. thats how wide the beach WAS. 😐
Condominiums.....turned into condo-minimums.
The joy of living on the beach Mother Nature is always in control!
There used to be dunes and 30 ft of beach before Ian hit . They never had a chance to fix it before Nicole made landfall.
None of that would’ve matter. Homes and buildings should’ve never been built on barrier islands. Barrier islands are not permanent.
@@whatchamacallit70 riiight! but developers' greediness is permanent. until Judgement Day.
Ian then Nicole then ...? GOD
@@IscruCristi if gods is nature. We got hit head on by Ian in Cape Coral. Huge storm surge by Bonita and Ft Myers beach and Ft Myers downtown. I've walked those beaches and most had raised walls in Front above water line by 8-10 on grade. Then you had 20-30 grass dunes the another 30 till the water. That all was compromised by Ian and the sand wasnt replaced becauae so much other damage had happened. These places originally were originally at least 100ft from their retaining walls. That's what happens when 2 cat ones hit the shore line.
@@funnyguy8728 wow I got you now.
When ‘build on the rock and not on the sand’ becomes literal wisdom.
People didn't build that close to the shore. The shore has moved close to them. 8 inches of sea rise since 1950 in Florida.
lmao sheep
@@DCfurnfe-vp1mz u dont believe in corrosion or what?
@@DCfurnfe-vp1mz How original. Never heard that one before.
Maybe he just naming animals he's attracted to? 🤔
Oh so they built just 8 inches further than now? Jesus...
Guess sea walls don't always work that well...quite a mess. And drones are very cool and useful, providing visuals unlike anything before.
Someone took back private property
It may not make people who are hurting feel any better. But it is rare and has been a long time since a Hurricane like this has effected Daytona. Its still a great place and worth rebuilding. Its all part of living at the waters edge.
Who pays for all of the clean up and rebuilding?
republicans
FEMA, Ins. - You & I
@@penny8579 What? So let me get this straight. If a tornado hits in Tornado alley or an earthquake hits in California. Politicians and developers should pay?
You do know where the Politicians get their money from right?
"So called owners" wtf are you talking about? How are they "so called"?
Sand and water don’t mix. So let’s build as close as possible to the beach and on a sand underlayment. 👍
Looks like building on sand bars is not a very good idea ....... Rebuilding on sand bars would be almost insane.
And yet, they will.
They should build houses on barges like casinos in Tunica. They removed the walkways and the rising water lifted the building intact with no structural damage at all. Fixed a few light bulbs and straight back to business as usual. Let the barge down everything was intact indeed.
just because they have money dont mean they have smarts.
So much sand was washed away with the past two storms (Ian and Nicole) even low tide has nothing stopping it from coming in hard. Here in St Augustine we lost both the near shore sandbars and blew out the protecting beach slope. So even when low tide comes in the water will cover the beach all the way up to the dune breaks. Also, before Ian there were nearly 20 sea turtle nests up and down our coast. And they normally hatch through October (just when Ian hit) and seems like all those nests got washed away.
I live in this area. The turtle hatched already. I was lucky to see some make their way to sea one morning.
Wow, that’s much worse than anticipated, like the storm was stealthy on the approach but then blew up. Sad to see all that damage, hope everyone (animal and human) is alright... two damaging hurricanes so close together, that’s unusual.
Not unusual anymore!! People should really stop saying that because these storms are only going to increase more and more every year
It was the double / triple whammy of Ian a strong multi-day nor’easter followed by Nicole. I think the nor’easter got them as it did the Jacksonville and St Augustine beaches further north. Their impact from Ian was substantial because it was so slow moving it pounded those beaches for days with onshore winds
The weather forecasters were saying exactly what would happen 8 days before it did.
All of it literally, makes me sick to my stomach... Sending prayers to Florida
How can you not love seeing people who knew better than you- and just got bitchslapped. Go 1 mile in. That’s beachfront by 2030
Ha ha!! 1 mile in most places in Daytona and your not even over the bridges...
Tell us you don't know the area without telling us you don't know the area...
@@americaisdyingslowly *most
Thanks for proving my point
@@troystewart7730 how did that prove your point?
None of those buildings should’ve been built on the beach in the first place, and the people that built them knew that.
FLA.looks like a sinking ship.....
Great video! GRACIAS
almost like it's built on sand
Wow, I hope they can get this coast line up and back on its feet soon. Thank you for sharing. I'm sure glad the people of Florida are so resilient! God bless you all strong Americans!
Hey coastal dwellers, how bout those waves huh?
The level of destruction and erosion 😰😱
Those buildings really need to be protected or some of them could fall in the next storm or so!
Here in Portugal we have some issues with erosion and will be our biggest problem in the future, but for now it's not close to this level. Yeah we are not used and are not on track of hurricanes in general ( we had one in 2018), but even small winter storms are causing more problems due to sea level rise.
I agree, and it used to be such a wide beach. I live on the east coast of Ireland and we have some flood defences on beaches. There don't seem to be any there. I know of one area of Dublin where people keep objecting to plans to build a protective seawall because it will block the view. I guess wealthy folk can afford to lose a summer house.
It sure seems irresponsible to grant permission for multiresidential units on Florida beachfronts. Surely there should have been only public parks, golf courses, and some actual barriers?
The sea level is rising, within 30 years everything is gone!
According to who exactly Al Gore?
I remember when Daytona Beach used to be much larger and there wasn't all these condos and hotels built so close to the beach and practically on the water.
The government in Florida is really messed up and should of never allowed developers to build on the beach.... It's just plain stupid
Horrific scenes and very sad! Have lived by the sea my whole life and we have gone through this in the Northeast in New England on the coast for decades after severe N'or Easters and even tail end of hurricanes i.e. severe beach erosion and houses falling into the great Atlantic ocean! Only now, it's getting far worst because of rising sea levels and even worst beach erosion due to Global Warming/Climate change which is real and escalating! The beaches here are more narrow than in past decades because of rising sea levels/beach erosion and a famous beautiful beach here was completely decimated a couple of years ago! Along with more shark sightings because they love warm waters and also love to feed off the seals here! We're seeing the devastation from that not only here in the states but worldwide, hence the word "Global" as in "Global pandemic"! BTW, the Bible says to 'do not build your homes upon the sands', because the sands are always shifting! And we shouldn't be building i.e. over development/over-population on fragile eco-systems like wetlands/dunes that can't withstand tall skyscrapers, huge hotels and homes packed in like a can of sardines, either! Builders /architects need to go back to building hotels/apt buildings only two to three stories high like they had on the Florida coasts in the 1920s and 30s, not these high rise buildings! Common sense should rule the day and build them a bit more inland, not right on the beach too close to the mighty ocean! You can't beat Mother Nature and right now she's pissed off! So, stay environmentally aware! Keep safe Floridians!
As someone who's grown up in Central Florida and visited these beaches my whole life... so sad to see!
Obviously the ocean is rising. Soon the entire Daytona coastline will get destroyed
not what happened at all, brainlet. lmao
Yeah it usually does during high tides and storms..
@@americaisdyingslowly 😂
Wouldn’t it be rising everywhere ? 🤦♀️
@@rd8370 it is rising everywhere. Daytona area is very telling. Because you can literally walk out over 200 yards on low tide. Super Flatt. No way to notice a oceanic rise on West coast. Daytona beach is different. And everywhere within a couple blocks from the ocean. It's doesn't take long to hit water under your property if you dig 10 or 12' deep.
Good possibility a lot more destruction coming. Grand view ave used to be the first line of houses before A1a and then building east of and inside A1a. The condos and hotels modern Daytona beach.
The hotels the best during early 1900's we're actually built on the intercoastal. Not even on the beach.
I love Mother Nature ❤ she will always keep us humble
For decades oceanfront builders & property owners have been warned that eventually the ocean will arrive at your door - it's the nature of erosion & shifting sands. Not always, but often enough that choosing to live on the water is a serious gamble. It's also very unfair that people who live inland must also pay higher insurance costs to cover these beachfront disasters. But this is the risk of shared liability & other's foolish decisions.
Sincere sympathies to those who have suffered loss through this catastrophic natural event. Regrettably, this is happening in many countries throughout the world and there is no cheap solution, if any. Unless walls can be footed into bedrock, they'll be subject to being undermined by wave action. Sadly, it's best to cut your losses; as an example, check what has happened to preventative measures at Pacifica. Good luck.
How devastating. No way the foundation of these buildings are safe or that there is any hope to reinforce them. Some of them seem to be leaning already. My heart breaks for all the people involved.
Did the city ever do any repairs or reinforcement on the seawalls and erosion after Wilma in 05 or any other storm since then?