Pine Island Residents Stuck After Hurricane Ian Destroys Bridge
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2022
- Coast guard boats are speeding between the chain of islands, slowly evacuating the population of nearly 9,000 people as Pine Island’s bridge was destroyed in the wake of Ian. NBC News’ Blayne Alexander and her team made it to Matlache to hear more from residents.
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Infuriating to hear people complain when recovery is going to take time, it's only 3 days after Ian, they were told to evacuate & the road connecting them to the mainland is gone and, guess what, they aren't the only people in the world.
“We had no communication from authorities “ lady I live 1000 miles away from Florida and I heard at least week before hurricane hit that people should evacuate.
Infuriating to hear complaints from people who refused to leave a barrier island in a Category 4 storm.
It makes me even angrier to see people stayed on house boats and decided to get drunk instead of leaving o well u just can not fix stupid
They couldn't leave don't judge.
I thought I was the only one thinking that way. they where warned ⚠️ but they refused to leave all that material is covered by insurance...why did they stay..
Facts thank God I live in Philadelphia don't have to worry about this
The storm was supposed to hit about 100 miles north in the Tampa Bay Area. Fort Myers, Naples & surrounding areas, like Pine Island should have known , from prior experience that the hurricane could turn inland at any point, as it did in the past. So, they may have had little time to get out once it became obvious that they would get a cat 4 hit.
Hello YOU WERE TOLD TO EVACUATE. PERIOD.
When you don't evacuate you're on your own. We have family in Florida, I absolutely understand people who refuse to leave, but you can't then turn around and complain, no matter how dire your circumstances. Guarantee those first responders aren't hanging out at the crispy creme, they are doing their best under impossible conditions ...
yeah it's not like forecast wasnt a thing
People are idiots that don't want to evacuate, especially being right on the coast line, when they know ahead of time that they will more than likely be in danger. I certainly don't feel sorry for them.
They need a bell or loud siren to notify all. If you did not have an iPhone, I’m not sure how clear your direction to leave would have been. Strong loud Phone alerts helped but you must be in tune. To me it’s shady and not worth building those homes again. People should be given money to relocate to safer ground. We cannot continue to setup future generations.
People in the southeast tend to be climate change deniers. So as a result, they are more likely to ride out a Category 3 or 4 Hurricane on barrier ISLAND.
Some folks may not have the money to leave. Not sure if local or state governments provided hotel vouchers or safe shelters?
They were told to evacuate
So what... Ronny better get some state officials there pronto... First words out of the citizens is... Nobody has been here...
@@marcarias448 Why dont you head on down here and lend a hand. Instead of typing on a keyboard you could be carrying some bottled water.
@@acmekanik9135 Well, you know, pull yourself up by your boot straps as Ron De Santis always says! Help yourself!
And they did.. some people aren’t able to just hope someone will take them in. Where they supposed to go if they don’t have the means to get out? That’s selfish to say
I bet u dnt have a house u prolly live wit ur mom lol
It's called a barrier island for a reason 🙄
LOL
Sorry for their loss but they should have heeded the evacuation order
Throwin good folks under the bus
@@marcarias448 Oh well, they should have known better. Some people never learn, no matter how many destructive hurricanes they get. They shouldn't have never moved there to begin with.
@@bobby1970 I don’t understand why Florida isn’t paying for all of this why should we the American taxpayer have to keep paying to rebuild their infrastructure so that they get to live in sunny Florida with palm trees yet the rest of us might have to live where there’s snow or a lot of rain
@@dcwatashi So true, and I agree.
@@bobby1970 it’s almost as similar as supporting someone on a drug habit
If you choose to live on a sandbar at sea level in a hurricane zone then you have to accept the consequences.
Don't feel sorry for these folks that had the option to leave and now are demanding help.
Facts
“We have had no communication with the authorities”. It hasn’t occurred to her that Pine Island is just one location of many that has been annihilated.
Right? Get off the island! Smh
Or that they would realize that, with most people having cell phones, cell phone towers would have gone down too. This is a good example of why they say hurricane preparation includes 5-7 days of food and water. In my case, for me and my cats. I save empty jugs from drinking cranberry juice and from kitty litter. Juice jugs water for drinking and brushing teeth, kitty litter jugs for washing. And kitty litter does well for me and the catspoop is poop, pee is pee.
They choose to live in a hurricane zone, now they need to live with that decision and stop complaining!
@@yooper2186 some of the most expensive and populated real estate in the nation is ate up with earthquake faults. I'm speaking of the San Francisco Bay area and surrounding cities, however people still flock there.
@@jardiff5983 True. But 2 wrongs don't make a right.
When you live in an area prone to hurricane.....how can u possibly act surprised?
I've experienced a couple of hurricanes (notable hurricanes include Andrew, Katrina when it was a cat 1, and Sandy) , and here is an incontrovertible fact: if you live in a small island, then evacuate and go to a shelter on the mainland. I'm just frustrated that so many people have a hard time grasping the idea that the sea level will rise and your island is going to be underwater.
I respect this comment. Someone could at least tell these people whats goin on tho
Having gone through the worst Katrina in South MS, what a lot of people need to realize is you must be able to support yourself for at least a week when some thing like this happens....preferably 2 weeks. If you can't do that.....leave. Governments mobilize slowly after something of this magnitude and you can't rely on them.
@@MrRay3801 You can rely on stupidity. But you can't fix stupid.
You can't tell some people anything. They are just going to risk their lives to save their property that want be there anyway after a hurricane takes it and you with it.
@@bobcatbigpaws5597 Been writing ✍️
Long ! That want be there anyway WTF
GOOD grammar! You need to add , " to ".
Nobody wants to * be there anyway...
Apparently they did, but not now.
Even for those of us who did leave now we can't go home. Our homes are abandoned because there is no way to get on the island. Finally our community is getting the kind of press Sanibel and Ft Myers Beach has gotten. Pine Island isn't where the rich folk live, it's a fishing community of blue collar working people. But we have pulled together and everyone is helping everyone! It has been overwhelming the support all the islanders have shown to total strangers, and to those from outside who have been bringing their own boats over to help...THANK YOU!
It's mind boggling why people would want to even consider moving that close to the coast, in harms way, is beyond me.
Is there a website or go fundme link to donate to organizations helping island residents?
@@bobby1970 Because it's been beautiful for decades. Manatees everyday in the canal in my backyard. Porpoises jumping, ospreys squawking, tall white egrets walking right up to me. Beautiful nature. In the canal in my backyard I can fish. I toss the discards to the pelicans who are eagerly waiting. Walk 30 feet back to house and cook the fish for diner. It's been paradise. I will surely miss it.
@@kthwkr Not worth the risk. Visiting there during good weather is okay, though, but not to live.
@@quesiyah yes it’s called Florida taxpayers need to pay for their own stupidity
I'm sure these people were all told to evacuate and chose not too. On an island with one bridge and manufactured homes? they would need to leave for any level of storm
So many whiny people. You were told to evacuate and chose not to. Deal with it.
Hard to feel sorry, they KNEW and were told to evacuate well in advance. I don't understand
@nascar king You still have to take precaution... You never know when it would hit...if it divert be grateful
Being from Florida it's easier to understand.,
1, Hurricane pops up and any Hotel ....Miles away fill up (prices too),
2, Gas stations can run out of gas...
3. Not everyone has 1500 plus they can blow at a moment's notice on a hotel, food gas etc......
4. Hard to get back in damaged areas.
5. you ran before and wasted time and money nothing happened.
these are just 5 reasons... why people try to stick it out.
@nascar king this storm was the worst in US recorded history.... it isn't being dramatized. You should go help out if you don't believe it's that bad.
@@MrDavfit I'm so sure everyone couldn't afford to evacuate. Some ppl were dumb n stayed some ppl had no choice
I've been feeling anger over this one too... they had time to get out, were told to get out and way too many people blew off the mandatory evacuation. Now they're acting indignant because no one has shown up for them. That's exactly why authorities tell people to leave because it takes time after a catastrophic event for emergency responders to get to you. Just mind boggling
I do also feel for everyone stuck in these conditions, but and a HUGE but. They were told to get out and decided to stay.
I don't change my mind
Yeah like that guy 'nobody is telling us what is going on!' What are you waiting to hear? The island is destroyed.
That’s right. People don’t heed warnings. There’s a warning bigger than that most people aren’t heeding today also. Sadly.
Not everyone can afford to leave we have morgages and jobs that forced us to work the day before . Some people are not blessed enough to just take off.
Majority of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Not everyone has family or resources the can run to in case of emergency. There will always be people who have to say back and embrace the storm.
If you live anywhere with Island in it, you better have a boat!
Except Rhode Island!🤭
@@SL-fu7sh LMFAO
They were ordered to evacuate for this very reason…
People STAYED on barrier islands, even though they were told there is going to be a direct HIT with a category FOUR hurricane. Huh… what are they thinking? I’d rather drive away from the storm and stay in my car, if I couldn’t get a room, rather than sit thru a cat 4 and wait to see if your house would blow away, OR the bridge, which is the ONLY access to the island! I don’t get it.
@@janetpattison8474 I once was on Marco Island after a thunderstorm the street turned in to rivers ,people own million $ homes there...never would I live in a place like that 🤣
I was in Fort Myers between June and July. My sister Malgorzata lives there. A beautiful village. Paradise on earth. Americans believe that you will rise. Poland was destroyed many times. two years. I wish you with all my heart strength and peace in rebuilding. You have a beautiful country of cool people. I have never met so many smiling people. Optimism beats from you. Take care of people and animals you will rise. After that you will come out even stronger!
I feel like eating pierogies
Many of us stuck it out on Pine Island and started clearing access to boat launches on Wednesday and Thursday and began taking islanders into the Cape, as did Coast Guard, police and FWC. Private boaters, on their own dime, ferried residents to the mainland. We have great people down here who took care of each other and a special shout out to Honc Industries for their contributions. We've several organizations who, a month later, are still here providing essentials. Hard times don't build character, they expose it, and I'm so proud of my community and what they're made of. God bless Desantis and the state of Florida.
Reed Timmer is a storm chase that rode out the hurricane there on Pine Island. He captured some AMAZING videos on his RUclips channel.
I believe he lost his vehicle in that storm as well...
@@sfsleepless sadly yes he did. 😔 In his videos you can see Dom Fore during the hurricane, and also how it looked afterwards. That car was a true champ through many many severe weather chases. ♡
OK, were these fine people of Pine Island under an evacuation order? If yes, then I want no complaints? In FLA, like Covid, personal freedom is a personal choice.
They just want help from their captors
Then it should be my personal choice not to have my tax dollars bail them out...I'd rather support Puerto Rico. I will gladly send paper towels to Florida, though, a la Donald Trump throwing paper towels at Puerto Ricans.
@@patricias5122 what did Biden throw at them when he visited there?
@@jamiepr3z138 I believe they were told to evacuate. They were not stopped from leaving and had plenty of time to pack and leave. If you make a personal choice to defy an evacuation order then they get no tears. Let them work it out on there own since they were so smart in staying.
I live on a major earthquake fault, I know what's going to happen but I don't expect people to feel bad for me when the fault goes at above 8 on the scale.
that is for sure
They were told to evacuate!
Islands are a beautiful place to live on but you better make sure you have some type of boat that you can escape on if needed. You are literally relying on one road to get you on and off an island which is kind of crazy. Hopefully they get help like so many others that need it!! This storm was brutal!!
I'll bet these people will think twice next time, or will they? Probably not.
According to that logic most beachfront communities should have boats. Seems like that is bad for the environment
At any moment, regardless of natural disaster or otherwise, you can be totally on your own. Expecting help when you didn't help yourself speaks volumes.
So Sad 😞🙏 evacuate and plan ahead .
One of these people did evacuate. She came back to find what was left of her home. Don't assume that they stayed.
As a current Floridiot, I even knew better and I live in Central FL.
The storm was predicted to hit Tampa but shifted South East. Although short notice, There was time to evacuate. Just grab what you can and leave. Don't worry about boarding up the house because it won't be there when you get back.
There's no communication because there are no cell towers and interner.
Move
@@MrMcgooOG that makes too much sense. C'mon now
Wow, some ungrateful sh*ts. You should be glad to be alive. If you live in Florida, it's not a matter of IF, but WHEN, for a hurricane. Be prepared and evacuate when told.
man just horrific images. I loved to visit Matlacha/pine island. for the art and the small town feel.. God bless them..
Amazing to see year after year, hurricane after hurricane, the same homes using wood and plaster totally destroyed. Don't anyone use steel or reenforced concrete when they rebuild their new homes or move further inland????
Don’t blame the authorities….
Those people choose to stay behind
They complain about or ignore the evacuation order, and now they're complaining about not receiving help 3 days after the hurricane ravaged an entire region that has affected millions, including businesses.
They should have been prepared. Get a jackery, heater, camping stove, food, water filter for sea water and gas supplies or wood. It aint that hard.... ..Think people.
I lived in tornado country for 10 years. We had a few very close ones. But I learned my lesson after the first ice storm. Be prepare for any weather event.
You know how to prepare. Most people don't.
I feel sorry for these people but seriously it was like that for months in New Orleans after Katrina.
It will take years.....
Exactly! So many people who stayed are now stuck and should remain where they are. It’s never a good bet to defy Mother Nature!
lol they were told to evacuate and they didnt typical americans never listen
you might want to talk to your local engineering department on how those cemented roads just torn like that!
its concrete on sand, easy for a flood to destroy.
Don't think you understand how powerful 100+ mph winds comhined with 9 feet of water really is. It's like getting hit by a train.
Build it back with UHPC! It will be the last time it will need to be rebuilt.
sad part is if the federal government would get out of the way the bridge could have a temporary usable fix in a few weeks but with unions, prevailing wage, environmental regs, and other blessings it will take years. These people have a long difficult time ahead.
Communication, y’all were told to evacuate for Christ’s sake. Told over and over again that help after the storm would be limited or non existent. Good god the absolute insanity of humanity, deny reality, then demand your entitlement. I have zero sympathy for these people, zero, I just don’t want to hear it anymore ,oh it’s never been this bad,
This looks like the scene from "Day of the Dead 1985" which took place in Fort Myers. Prayers for all those who lost their property
Love people that ignore evacuation orders then expect immediate service after the storm....YOU ARE TOLD to evacuate for this reason because there won't be communication or supplies available immediately after the storm. Stop whining
Um yeah they told u 2 get out. U live on an island what were u thinking?!
I'll just sit here on the beach, smoking the millionth cigarette and drinking the millionth bad beer, waiting for the hurricane. Only a little wind.
@@jimmyr204 To each their own just hate when ppl complain about not getting help when they knew.
I visited the island years ago and the only way to get on and off was by boat. When was the bridge built?
Time to take your medicine
They were told to leave the barrier islands in FL. Plenty of time to call for help or find shelter inland. Every storm I see people stay when ordered to evacuate and then they are either killed or begging for rescue during the storm, risking others lives. No sense at all staying on a barrier island with a big storm like Ian.
A lot of them was waiting for the 1st of the month for their resources.
It's a wealthy island. If you don't have a car, they will come and get you before the hurricane hits.
I did not know til today that my Cousin, her two kids, and her husband lived in Pine Island. They sheltered in place and got airlifted out by helicopter from Pine Island Sunday. Everybody is OK, they don't know yet how much is lost.
My sister used to live on Sanibel and Ive been there several times. Was shocking and sad to see all the damage.
They didn't evacuate?
There are times when humans just boggle my mind lol:
1. You live on an island 🏝️ with one road in, FL is flat meaning very high probability of flooding.
2. You was told days in advance that this hurricane would be directed towards you and told to evacuate and you live there year-after-year knowing dam well what happens in FL during hurricane season.
3. Now you want to complain about not receiving info from authorities about when you will be rescued lol.. and they told you to leave.. it's a 🌀 hurricane that took out electricity, landline phones, cell phones and internet.
Not important. But in videos in SE Michigan today, we can see cloud cover from the remains of hurricane Ian.
My favorite southwest Florida island ❤️ So sad 😭
That's just pitiful so pitiful
Where is the help
This is just making me cry when I saw the lady with the parrot. This tells you so many animals and birds are effected by this weather. People who live on these islands for years and now just destroyed. Only the good Lord is going to give these people the strength to get though this horrible aftermath of destruction.
So it was the bad lord that destroyed everything in sight?.... it's that the same lord since I'm sure you only believe in one lord right?.... that's a messed up lord of you ask me.... not the kind of lord I would look up to or worship....
well it's not like some groups of people who study climate science for all their life didn't warn them, it's not like hurricanes in florida is anything new and it's not like some imaginary friend from a 2000 year old harry potter like book gonna do anything about it.
@@kaladan1890 fun fact.... since 1851 as far back as hurricane documenting can go....40 percent of hurricanes have hit Florida somewhere.... so every time you hear about a hurricane and you live somewhere in Florida there's a 40 percent chance you'll be effected by it.... throw in a pinch of climate change and you've got a recipe for losing everything you own and possibly even your life....
@Stranded NYer I can have sympathy for animals that don't know better but for humans that are well aware that the sea levels are rising and worlds temperatures are increasing and were given several days notice to vacate?.... at what point do you quit advocating for peoples ignorance and start dealing with reality....? They have no shame in sitting on the street corner peddling their blatant lies so why shouldn't they be called out for it?.... enough people like me and they'll quit sending thoughts and prayers and they'll actually do something for themselves....
Maybe Diane and the others should have evacuated as suggested!?
I guess that storm moving at less than 10 mph just snuck up on you out of nowhere, huh? And who would have ever guess that living on a barrier island 5ft above sea level would be a problem in a hurricane. Sorry .. not sorry. I live in tornado alley, where we might get 15 minutes notice, not 15 days.
It is truly amazing; people build homes on the ocean front and wonder why did I lose my home?!?!?
But why didn't they evacuate when they were told to? Now they are the ones who drag the resource and yet complain. How selfish can they be?
please take care of pets and strays
People were told to leave, then complain Noone is helping the leave?
Shut down the island 🏝 from rebuilding.
Turn it into a nature preserve
Prayers
boohoo I also live on pine island. they were told to evacuate and didn't. now they want to fuss about the isolation they are experiencing?
I feel bad for Pine Island 🏝
Me too. I know ppl there.
It’s an island! Why didn’t folks evacuate? Now these same folks are complaining about communication and where to go! Recovery takes time. They should have left the Island when warned!
What I have wondering is two fold. Where are they going to put all the construction and house trash from clean up, especially from the islands, and will this cause more homeowners insurance companies to leave Florida and/or increase our premiums?. Mine almost doubled this past year and the "special seesion" the state had in the Spring didn't do anything about it.
Lynda, of course it will result in higher premiums or refusal to insure by insurance companies. Why shouldn't it? In a capitalistic society, companies cease to exist if their income doesn't at least cover their expenses. If insurance companies are to assume the risks that are inherent to properties, they must charge accordingly.
Not prepared ?? To evacuate??? 🧐
Why didn’t they evacuate *before* the bridge was destroyed by the giant storm that they knew was coming for days? I suppose those of us who don’t live in such idyllic and foolish places will be the ones to foot the bill, as usual?
some had no way off,, some had to stay because of medical care, some had to stay because of morons like you think you should listen to the government.. I bet you got your "vaccine shots" right??
Maybe the government needs to establish how close real-estate can be sold near oceans. It's just costing our state and federal government millions of dollars.
What part of evacuate did these people not understand?
No food no water no housing no shelter stranded
Poor rich people
I have Chili Dogs for sale for 899.99 each - It's a bargain at 33% off my usual price
You just called them poor trump supporters. Now you're calling them rich people?
Lol
Wow. You can tell where the MONEY is! On Sanibel and Captiva, while they ignore Pine Island. Go figure, what a surprise!
This is the first time I’ve heard about the devastation and the bridge being out! And there are a lot of people living in Matlacha , Bokeelia and pine island. And no one with Lee county government or The Feds has been there to offer help according to the ppl interviewed. WTH!?
Your wrong. I saw several US Army copters land in Pine Island.
well Sanibel and Pine Island just declared uninhabitable for the next few years ..everybody has to get off..the infastruture is destroyed.
The broadcast says the US Coast Guard is there which is part of the Federal government.
@@travelingwithrick my comment was based on this news story, so perhaps the story is wrong. In Any case, I have property there, so a vested interest, and I’m glad to hear that help has arrived, or is arriving.
No communication? I wonder why, cell tower antennas vs 100+ mph winds.
I remember people telling me move to the west side because the east side gets all the hurricanes.
Just pay no matter to the earthquakes, deadly heat, some real deadly little bugs...
So, you just refuse to listen to evacuation orders then whine that no one is rescuing you? The people interviewed look like they have the recourses to leave. Sorry you lost your home but not sorry you're sitting there stranded, it's your own fault.
Be cool and chill out
Sooo they knew it was coming and they were told the storm surge but stayed? Smdh. What communication do y’all want? They said they wouldn’t be able to get to for a few days if you stayed. You’re not more important than anyone else impacted
What are talking about,they were told to leave…EVACUATE! Don’t ignore the reality of where u live people..
You all are in my prayers🙏.
Your prayers mean nothing.
Yes...our prayers are becoming endless these days, oh Lord. Amen
Pray more, worry less
Mr. President, you are the greatest!
and don't assume everyone has insurance, because if your house or mobile home is bought and paid for like mine, you do not have to have it, many of us seniors on fixed incomes, cannot afford the insurance.....
These islands should be leveled and parks put in. No one needs to live on these islands.
duh....you stayed on a barrier island during a cat 4 hurricane.....you made a poor choice...glad you survived but you must know you could have driven inland
What???? Y'all had 5 days to evacuate. There's no way you had no idea what was going on. No one needs a red carpet to set foot on your property and yell "hear ye, hear ye, hurricane Ian to blow your homes away 5 days henceforth!" 😑
Come on
The fire alarms would make me insane
The price of paradise
More like the price of the sudden increased in frequency of cat4 and cat5 storms over the past 20 years.
Stupidity is never safe.
It is a tragic
Two. Months. Still itching
I would move out
I mean they signed up for it .They chose to live in a barrier island with allot of history with hurricane.
One word to residents: fortunate.
This round.
Those poor wealthy folks.
These people were told to evacuate before the storm... they decided they knew better... they are not injured nor frail... they should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps... They failed themselves... Authorities have life and death concerns; so, these people get no internet nor television nor A/C before their turn... swim or steal a boat which isn't sunk.
Complaining because residents didn't listen to evacuation requests?! There are a lot of people impacted - they can't get to everyone at the same time. I'm sympathetic to the destruction of course but they could have done something to help themselves - EVACUATE when told to. Now the manpower that would be bringing them water and other necessities are spending them time evacuating everyone that should have done that before.
I had friends stuck on Pine Island