After Ian: Sanibel Island Residents See Wiped-Out Tropical Paradise For First Time
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2022
- Imagine returning home after a massive hurricane like Ian and having a hard time finding the street you live on. For many who live on Sanibel Island, Florida, this is a reality. Hurricane Ian completely wiped out the barrier island more than a week ago. FOX Weather's Nicole Valdes shares what she learned after her tour of the island. #foxweather #weather #hurricaneian
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When I was a kid growing up in Corpus Christi. We would go to the barrier islands of Padre and Mustang. I asked my folks why only shacks there ? "Because sooner or later a storm will blow everything away."
Like my husband says, "If you have ocean- front property enjoy it have fun with it but don't get attached to it. The ocean gives and the ocean takes away."
Insurance companies will make it unaffordable to rebuild in these places.
Visited Sanibel and Captiva a few times. Really was a beautiful place.
I'm like so many other tourist who have been to Sanibel Island. It was probably the most laid back place I've ever been. The buildings and houses seem to have a story to tell you. To see this footage is heartbreaking. They'll rebuild but rebuild with even better understanding that there will be other attempts. God bless them and let's hope they recover fully.
Paradise is not the corrupt world we are in and Ian quickly reminded us of this.
It was a paradise until WE humans decide to move in and modify.
Thank u for that perfect response. Continue in charity. Thank you !! 😪
Yes!!! Everything is but a vapor..
@@doreathasmithalbright7476 I will continue in charity for the ones whose been forgotten .
@@jasonbell5905 You may have a point there
I’m sad because I lost all of my beautiful memories there and they are heartbroken because they lost everything. My prayers to everyone, may God give you the strength and courage to move forward.
That's the beautiful thing about memories and why it is so important to make good ones: no one can ever take them away from you. They are yours forever. Hold them tight and remember the good when bad times like this come.
What happened to your memories? Alzheimers?
@@kcsunnyone you are absolutely correct, I just pray for those going through this and lost everything, it’s gonna be a tough road for those who lost so much.
@@fauxque5057 Now I see why your on the RUclips comment section and not doing standup 🤣🤦♀️
@@fauxque5057 douche
It is just a miracle that people who decided to ride the storm still alive.
Except for the ones who died. 😒
I know 2 who survived. Knuckleheads in their 80’s who did not evacuate. Dumb. Very very dumb. And damn lucky. Were helicoptered off 2 days later, family worried sick.
Absolutely horrible. This is a beautiful place, a true paradise
Remove the debris, let nature take over, rebuilding would be foolish, this Will happen again!
They own the lot . They will rebuild to cat 5 building codes
This is not a practical place to build or live and will likely be destroyed again.
As much as people say they are all in for rebuilding, the reality is these barrier islands are unsafe given the projected sea rise. Sanibel may be the first big payment for the environmental change occurring. You could spend years getting the place back in shape agian only to see another big storm take it away.
As early next year!
Global Warming is for Real.
Insurance Companies may no longer insure this High Risk area.
Everyone doesn't want to live 200 miles inland. If you fish or just really love it there could be an example. I would have to have a good reason. $$
@@marshmower trust me best decision you’ll ever make
@@marshmower
200 Miles in is Still No
Guarantee of Safety. Didn't you see all the inland flooding?
Who cares, if a stranger builds or not? Do you care?
If they're that selfish, then God will teach them again.. LET THEM LEARN THE SAME LESSON AGAIN...and again....
Thanks God, my family moved from Sanibel three years ago. So sorry for this beautiful resort, sorry for people who lost everything.
Your family made a very wise decision. I lived in Ft. Myers years ago and later in Central Florida where I went through 3 hurricanes! Left and am in North Georgia safe in the mountains!
A large part will depend on whether insurance companies will continue to insure barrier islands. All it takes is one storm like this and many companies will go out of business.
I think so too. They are going to pay these claims and then never come back. 😢
They were leaving the state , now they are running .
There is 2 separate insurance policies-
Regular Homeowners insurance that covers fire, theft, hail, wind etc.
&
Flood insurance.
Not sure how many of these properties carried flood insurance.
I carry both even tho I am about 40m inland in Dade City FL (Flood Zone A).
Exactly. And it will affect ALL Floridians on their policies that will stay in tact with increases. So even though Ian didn't affect us, say, here in Pensacola, we'll feel the affects of it when our policies are up for renewal. It's something that we know, that we prepare for and don't mind when we get the privilege of living in FL close to the water. I'm on the Emerald Coast. It's a price we're all willing to pay to live here :(. What I don't understand is why those with the yachts/boats, didn't move them to safety. They had enough time. They could have taken them and stored them further up the coast in order to protect them. In the future, I can see policies not insuring those that do not take steps to protect their investment like this.
They weren’t on the barrier islands. Haven’t been for years.
Best thing to do is cut down more mangroves ,dredge more swamp, and build twice as many houses right on the beach on top of each other, that will show mother nature who is boss......
Right! And that's exactly what will happen......
😂🤣😅 "Don't build on sand!"
The wise man built his house on the rock .
All of these barrier islands need to be tiny home communities...that can evacuate when a hurricane is coming.
Lived in Florida and been through hurricanes. I’ve always said that building on barrier Islands just wrong. Sooner or later you’re gonna take a hit. I’m just sorry that it’s the beautiful Sanibel Island which I spent many lovely beach days on.
Unlike 50 and more years ago, Florida on the Coasts, has too many people and too little land ...
@@PatHouseworth I thoroughly AGREE!
@@PatHouseworth Sanibel was in the "wilderness" in the 60's, and was Beautiful! A few parks here and there, with only a snack shop, outdoor shower, picnic tables, and outhouses. The beach stretched for what seemed like forever. Wildlife galore (no alligators though). There were only a few fishing cabins, nothing fancy. What happened? GREED????? $$$$ Disgusting. It should go back to nature and be made a protected wildlife sanctuary. If the very wealthy can afford to rebuild, then allow them to stay, but DON"T allow anyone else in! And for pete's sake, NO high-rise structures of Any kind!
@@deirdrepasko9965 I agree - except if it were up to me, I wouldn't even allow the wealthy to rebuild. I would make it a state or national park, and close it the next time a hurricane comes.
@@EverydayAdventures123 it's been overbuilt for at least 2 decades. By hotels and the wealthy as second homes and retirement homes. It would make a nice park it's an important migratory stop for rare birds. But Im sure the birds will not get any extra land or park our politicians don't believe in green space here in Florida.
This is how the victim's of Katrina felt,the only difference is those people were poor, and help didn't come for them
Rebuild might not be a good solution.... They have to be wise and think again
It’s amazing that the Florida building codes would let them put all those poorly built manufactured homes on the coast like that let alone a barrier island…That area is a 180-200 mph HVHZ.
Very good reporting in a difficult scenario Nicole.
I feel for how much this will cost the average person but when I see how flat and close to the sea this place is?People will convince themselves that this couldn't happen again and we know it will
I feel really horrible for all involved but I don’t know that I would want to risk continuing to go through this every year… putting all that work into rebuild only with the possibility that you could turn around and it could happen again so quickly… no way!!!
It doesn’t happen every year. This was a 100 year storm. It actually can happen anywhere up the coast. Ida flooded the suburbs of Philly causing extensive damage, and it’s no where near the beach.
As much as I can understand (im a Floridian) - I've been in florida for 44 years - been thru irma, andrew, wilma and now ian. 4 hurricanes in 44 years. It doesnt happen every year
They will rebuild with cat5 standards
Big Corp. owns a lot of beachfront
@@ellenbedford3888 What's separate when considering rebuilding is most Midwesterners weighing the long odds of another Ian occorance will bristle at hearing of those who just experienced disaster and attempt rebuilding Yet no one even cautions against a decision when noting the stress that abounds there in every direction. Unlikely for most in there 60's (average age is 68) will wait a long period amd be very old before Sanibel Island will return it;s prior grandeur.
If they build back on Sanibel they are very rich or very foolish.
Neither well gotta have money to get a place now but you build their because it’s captiva best damn island to stay on in the us
This is part of living in Florida. You want to come here for the warm weather and beaches . You could move to Georgia or Arizona.
I did!!! I lived in Ft. Myers years ago (aboard a Houseboat!!) Later in central Florida where I went through THREE hurricanes! Left and am in the mountains of North Georgia!!
@@larrydewein401 Does northern Georgia get fall foliage?
@@naturelover2292 YES! I live in a wooded area and right now all around me the leaves are already bright red, yellow and orange. Along with the natural green it is colorful and beautiful. Just above where I am are the beginning of the Great Smoky Mountains even more stunning in their fall colors!
@@larrydewein401 totally different. Some people just love the beach. Karen here. Lived on LI but moved to mts. And lakes. Mt. Girl at heart, even though brought up at the beach.
The sea, could do this again. Prayers for all,affected.
Devastating too see this I visited the island when on holiday from the u.k. a few years ago. It was paradise so sorry for the people living there that have lost their homes
What an incredible national effort this has become. Not just Americans, but people at their best!
No building should even have been allowed on that barrier island. That's the danger/risk.
No clam shacks?
Naw, I prefer freedom.
@@bolinfan1519 Yes! A clam shack. 💯
@@gsp49 Hurricanes don't know freedom.
Prayers for all.
Staying positive sounds so good 😊
Poor Sanibel😮
@Babs Kaz why do democrats hate the rich?
Those who build on those islands had to know this could happen. I feel bad for them because they lost it all, but I have to ask…why did they build a permanent resident there in the first place? What were they thinking?
Nice place to visit but who in their right mind would have a permanent residence on a barrier island??? They call it a barrier island for a reason! It's fine if you are the lighthouse caretaker. I went to Sanibel Captiva for vacations but nothing could entice me to live there, ever.
Instead of sending all that money to Ukraine. Try sending some to Florida...
Floridadisasterfund.
America and Americans first with federal money. It’s our money!
Ugh.
Lord, please give my fellow Floridians the strength they need to get through this.
they call it the flood zone because it WILL FLOOD!!!
It’s the price we pay to live in paradise. A family member paid $500 to catch a boat out to Sanibel to check our client’s properties. Boats have to go extra far to refuel now, because FM beach is out of commission
Amen Janet.
there are lessons to be learned from it take the time to learn from it.
Why have no media covered Captiva Island? The after pics show it's pretty much gone!
Yes they did but it was brief. Sanibel seems to get the notoriety.
Sanibel hit MUCH WORSE than Captiva!! Living on Sanibel - visit Captiva often. They were VERY lucky. Some damage, can’t compare to Sanibel.....
Captiva had much much less damage. Little compared to Sanibel
I guess if you live in hurricane country its just part of life, if you live in tornado country its just part of life, if you live in earthquake country its just part of life, its just a matter if are you wealthy enough to rebuild, or did you have the proper insurance because it all comes down to that I imagine. Many of these folks in wealthy areas I imagine could afford proper insurance so they will be covered, the ones that didn't will suffer the loss I guess.
The destruction caused by this hurricane is orders of magnitude greater than even the worst tornadoes. Some private insurance companies will go bankrupt because of this. All of them will cancel existing policies and stop issuing new ones, which means a collapse of the mortgage industry, which means a collapse of the real estate bubble which has been the backbone of Florida’s economy for decades.
A lot of the people are not wealthy, whether or not everyone lost everything 🙏❤️. #❤️SWFL
@@ghewins one can only hope the housing market crashes which is exceedingly priced and overly inflated
@@kellywawro3132 to live on the island you need to be wealthy, any of those homes look small to you???
@@ghewins This storm will raise rates 50 percent with who ever is left , we been kicked off 2x since 2014, we are inland on a hill , storm panels and will roll the dice without it .
I have so much lovely memories of going to Sanibel Island with my grandma long ago, during my grade school years... ^_^ I hope they'll be able to fix everything soon. :-( And I wonder how many places will come back, & how many new ones will be built.
thats why I moved to the mountains , been through Hurricanes all my life on the beach an was time to leave it an move to God's country.. To many people in Florida now anyway I was born there an will never go back not even to visit...
That was my favorite place in the world and now it's gone.
I think things will come back like crazy. I was thinking about Andrew and Katrina. Some will feel cheated in a way. But you talk to them and they have so many memories because that was home. All the things are gone and most probably can't be replaced. So I always listen to the stories. It's pretty much a horror to come back to nothing. Personally I think I'd have to have a stack of reasons to live even 20 miles from ocean. The idea is nice if you just had a little cottage with no real valuables there. Or live in a boat and sail around the storm. Underground house tries to float
I saw from Drone footage that there were many houses on stilts that met building codes managed to survive but you didn't show any of those. Some even looked unscathed except for pieces of other people's houses piled in their yards or the fact that all their landscaping was wiped out. Why didn't you show the survivors and speculate how those properties survived and some others didn't? Also the audio level was low so the promo at the end blasted half of America back to Oceania.
I agree. Billion dollar investment firms could build those all over the island. Did you get a look at the Causeway? It's a barrier island.
Building houses at sea level in a hurricane zone... What could go wrong?
I would not rebuild. It's just a matter of time that it will happen again.
It had NEVER happened before and it is extremely unlikely ever to happen again in any of our lifetimes especially there. The homes damaged were OLD - new homes constructed since 2005 did good. Every home that does get rebuilt will be built under current and future building codes - most all these homes were essentially cabins built before Florida had real construction code standards. Now, Lee County has the strongest code in the country, but those houses were grandfathered in.
Lol
Since it was a 500 year event I think there's still plenty of time to enjoy the Island before the next one
@@fauxque5057 Can you see in the future? This is so irresponsible and selfish to build on an island like this! Where did all the trash, , refrigerators, cars, boats, debris go? Where? All washed into the Ocean/Gulf!!! The ocean belongs to all of us and the sea creatures and now all that pollution is in the Ocean!!!
@@fauxque5057 That does not mean it will be 500 more years until the next one.
How many miles long & Wide was Ian
God Bless the Families 🙏🏿
It wasn’t too long ago that the same thing happened with a previous hurricane.
im curios to know as to how are thy going to clear away those very large boats piled up on one another and on top of what was a building ? like will the boats have to wait till the causeway is back in place so then they can bring in the large cairns to lift them? and then i guess the boats well have to be accessed to see if any are salvageable or written off
I’m sure they will utilize barges also.
That woman who said, "We just want to come here and bring it back" is my hero.
I'm sorry about the loss of there's home's and lives 😔. Everyone needs to know building on barriers islands are risky business eventually this would happen. We makes mistakes building where we shouldn't build and end up like this hopefully we'll learn from our mistakes.
Nope , they wont. Just look at Louisianna , sitting below sea level and still building .....
In case you haven't heard Sanibel and Ft Myers Beach were not the only places hit hard. Tropicana and Century One mobile home parks about 6 plus miles from Sanibel inland were totally destroyed. About 2 thousand units. Homes and condos inland were also damaged badly. I live on Sanibel on and off for past 40 years the last 20 permanently. Scores of business were destroyed way inland. This storm was the 3rd worst in the US history and worst in FL the last 100 years. Are we to tell the people who live in tornado alley to not live there anymore or those in California where forest fires destroy homes every year or those living on the Gulf coast Texas Louisiana etc etc. Your life is in more danger living in big cities today with the nonsense going on. People need to know what they are talking about before commenting. Oh by the way Sanibel is self governed Lee County has nothing to do with Sanibel except get 250 thousand dollars a year for using the causeway. The residents also pay every time they use the causeway.
Building there, is a massive risk.
They all had special insurance products working for them .
(You can't get a mortgage in a hurricane zone without it. )
SWFL, this is a Uber- wealthy part of the world .
I saw more wealth in Naples FL, than I saw in SF or NY
The dome house is gone very sad
I was wondering. Thank you.
It was something else for sure.
Go check!
Glad my in laws didn`t live to see this. They lived there for 30 years.
Is the elevation of this island about 3' ?
From illinois....come down every 2 years ....pink shell resort and Bonita......sad!!!!▪spent all time on Sanibel.....
Was that the lighthouse?
I feel for the folks who fell victim to this terrible storm but "building back" on this vulnerable island makes no sense. Whenever nature gives a strong signal like this it is wise to pay attention. Sanibell Island is simply not the sort of place where homes should be located.
Weather happens. San Francisco and LA built near fault lines. NYC subway flooded by storm surge. Tornadoes destroy homes in the Midwest and plains.
Pretty sure there's going to be a lot of traffic going in and out of Florida now.
Causeway will be rebuilt really quick, vegetation will grow back in a couple years. Homes might take longer but they will be built back on stilts like a north Carolina beach community. Sanibel is rarely hit which is kind of the problem, it's been nearly 100 years since a real storm surge has hit the island. NC barrier islands see it every 5 to 10 years. Big difference
@S Silva (Suds) Charley was a category 4...And it certainly tore down most of the (non native) trees leaving just mangroves, a couple Pine species and palm trees but it didn't flood the island (sanibel) leaving plenty of first floor homes untouched. Charley was smaller and faster and the eye hit up towards captiva but still, it was mostly older beachfront homes that were destroyed. Lots of them, but nearly none were on stilts. My wife's family has owned property on Sanibel for 60 years. I was just on Sanibel Thursday and Friday gutting their downstairs which flooded from Ian. I know about these things.
It now has a dirt/sand road to the island
Turn all the barrier islands into National Parks. Return them to nature so they can do their job of protecting the mainland.
Bingo. What didn't people understand when they built their homes on a barrier island. Hey, don't get me wrong, it was an awesome place to visit but darn I wouldn't live there on a bet. Love the red tide too. I have heard they dump raw sewage into the Gulf. Could be hearsay but eww.
📢🙈 Oh Mi Dio My Beautiful Sanibel Island 🏝 is Devastated❓️It will take Year's to Recover from this Disaster 😢 💔
Prayer's Sanibel way& it's resident's
a tropical paradise that should never have been.
📢🙈 Sanibel and Fort Meyers Beach ⛱️ Reminds me of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 😅 So Sad for these Folk's 🗣🎡😝🎯
There IS a reason they are called...BARRIER ISLANDS...
Aww, too bad.
When are they going to start getting brand new clean crisp Sanabel water are they going to drain out the dirty water and when
Someone once said what is so true…
“You’re born with nothing and you’re going to die with nothing. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away”….
So Sad to see a piece of My childhood summers gone 😢
It's very sad
Job 1:21 ... "blessed be the name of the Lord." :(
god has a wicked sense of humor
All those mangroves are in trouble. Irma left many dead, and this leads to eventual erosion.
Easy to griw mangroves at home and then plant on shoreline, do it all the time on east coast of Florida
@@debrahelmlinger6256 I wonder why they didn't do that to some large patches in sw Florida.
So sad
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
FOX weather LIVE can’t you do away with the chyron (bottom third of the screen) while showing the footage?
Sand sand and more sand in places not so magical or like you would really want it. Some paradise ya got there.
Such an angry person you are…pitiful comment!
Living on a sandbar island is not a good idea. Sorry for all the loses.
this all could have been avoided if greedy people wouldn't build on these barriers islands. Now the beaches are forever screwed up and polluted.
Lot of nice homes, hotels. I hope they can rebuilt.
15'? how many stayed and drowned?
They won't divulge that, pretty sure when a stream was going on later in the day & the stream was not the traditional stream on the island, a few of us noticed what looked like a body floating by and they dropped that stream so quickly it made many of us wonder. Pretty horrific. Pretty sure the arms in a navy blue jacket was a victim.
Why why go to an island?
I would say goodbye Florida and head northwest.
Katrina was for New Orleans only....and we have not fully recovered from it.... Orleans still look like a war scar zone... Ian is for the WHOLE Florida..... imagine the cost and time to rebuild.....and recover
Won't be surprised if most of Florida's insurance companies leave next year.
Are you kidding? LOL.
Our karmic debt is being seen in Florida.
20 years of rebuild.
Good! We’ve missed seeing the waterfront. Been blocked with gated communities and such for too long.
Umm. Fort Myers beach has public beach at the north end and a state park at the south end
@@georgewagner7787 The ENTIRE gulf should be public ‼️ The water belongs to EVERYONE. Not just certain areas.
I clicked to see Nicole Valdes
I've heard it's overrun by gators 🐊 and snakes 🐍 I love Sanibel, but I think it's time to leave it to nature
Hard to feel pity for people who can buy million plus homes and, thanks to all of us paying high insurance rates to subsidize that lifestyle, can afford to live on a barrier island. Let's see some videos of the average guy's damages.
You have no idea what your talking about. There are thousands on people living on Sanibel that are not close to be a millionaire. I'm one of them. There are 3 or 4 low income housing on Sanibel max income 50 thousand a year. Mobile home park small businesses owned by hard working people. Are there high cost homes sure like everywhere else in the country. The condos that are high priced are rented by vacationers like anywhere else. I can go on but you need to stop feeling sorry for yourself and get a life. Oh Sanibel is self governed and pays Lee County 250 thousand dollars a year to use causeway. The resident pay a toll besides Everytime they use the causeway.
Let's rebuild the right way.
HAARP
THEY NEED TO FIGHT THIS
FOX NEWS - Please make your banners smaller... they take up too much of the screen!
I hope these extremely wealthy insurance plans do not statr jerking the insured around. Where is FEMA with some temporary house? Wby cant a cruise ship(s) be used?
And now all of Sanibel will now be considered flood zone.
No, it was a paradise until man overdeveloped it and ruined its ecology and important habitat!
half the island was bulldozed flat to. build them homes. which made it even more valuable to storm surge.
A feeling I thought God was the healer now they say Florida was a healer you see they still disrespecting you Lord continue your work
Terrible thing to happen. Wish Florida would turn these islands over to corps of engineers or state park run. Put them back to nature and just allow short term RV camping on them. The insurance companies need to stop insuring homes in hurricane areas. I know USAA insurance pulled out a long time ago.