Hurricane Ian- Ft. Myers Beach Florida- Tsunami like power of storm surge from drone - 4k
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Drone video shows huge swaths of Ft Myers beach wiped completely clean after after a massive storm surge from Hurricane Ian wiped hundreds of homes clean of foundations and stilts. This shows from Carolina Avenue West to the tip of the island. Please subscribe and we will be posting video from the rest of the island tomorrow.
Going to visit the ocean is awesome. Having the ocean come visit you, not so much.
Thoughts and prayers for all those affected by this horrific storm.
Money would be more helpful.
My good friend just moved there about 2 weeks ago, haven’t heard from her 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@donnademer703 She's in my prayers. I do hope she is okay.
@@donnademer703 - Praying she evacuated. She might be in an area with interrupted cell service. Hope you hear her sweet voice real soon. 🙏
@@newkeds thank you, sincerely
It is so sad, I am here crying. Just few days ago people were living their normal life, but in a twinkling of on eye all have changed. My heart goes out to the families who lost love ones and my prayers goes out to the recovery process. 🙏
👍 crystal clear quality drone pics by a storm chaser. I know there are different brands & prices for drones - yours is top of the line. Thank you! ❤️. Such devastation - just surreal!
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ loser
It’s probably a mavic pro they take really good footage capabilities
It looks like in some cases whole homes were just swept away. This drone footage really allowed a fuller view of a massive amount of destruction.
Feel heartbroken for all the animals that were also killed by this storm...
Me too. 😿
Yep. That's a real tragedy, not the rich who lost their beachside mansions and yachts. Dogs, cats, birds, wildlife of every kind, all have to wallow through the trash and sewage-polluted waters left behind by humans, if they survived at all.
It's a round trip disaster and yes, the poor animals that do not know what hit them. It's a no win tragedy. Thoughts and prayers out to Florida.🙏
@@Pipsqwak I read a book about an organization of volunteers that will go into a disaster area and helps displaced animals. (Mainly cats and dogs.) I'm hoping these angels still do that.
We lost our yard cat in Katrina. She was so torqued up (I think animals can sense hurricanes coming) she would let me catch her to take her when we evacuated. We got twenty three feet of water at our house, and never saw her again. But, one of my success stories, was finding one of the neighbor's cats that she asked me to go look for, after we evacuated her after the storm, and couldn't get the cat to come out of her attic. I went back the next day, and managed to get the cat out, and it lived at our first responder camp in one of our motor homes until I got it back to her three weeks later.
Ft. Myers is not the only place that was wrecked by this hurricane. Take a look at us small towns that aren't popular. Our lives have been permanently changed.
Exactly all have been affected my storm as well. Don't just call out folks names who to destroy and who not to destroy..All in God's hands. God bless everyone 🙏😇🙌💕💕
This is devastating loss to the eastern half of the country,, it hasn't sunk in yet,,let alone the people who live there,,prayers go out from Ohio🙏
You can move away from there.
And you can thank your govt for targeting and manipulating this by weather warfare. This is all by design. More to come.
My heart hurts for you and your community. I can't imagine the trauma of such devastation and loss.I live in Pennsylvania but vacationed in Florida a few times. Prayers for all who live there and the rescuers.
For those who have never been to Fort Myers Beach, it is a VERY narrow island of rental units - both single family homes, duplexes and condos. There is one main road called Estero Blvd - which the town has been working on for FIVE years- putting in drainage, landscaping and cobblestone. Look at it now....
FMB is one of my favorite places on Earth, and to see it destroyed is heartbreaking. But Florida is strong, and they will rebuild it better and safer.
believe I've been looking at it from the day it happened I used to live down the street of Estero Blvd down Bayview and Virginia Ave now all that's left is the empty lot the house both me and my brother and father used to live my dad was so known down on Ft Myers Beach the friendly neighborhood handyman why a friend of his offered me a place to stay at one his properties after I lost my mother before Ian took that and what little we had left that day I'm just thankful to my mom for teaching me and my brother how to plan even in a hectic scenario but NEVER again I never want my father to experience that kind of fear and guilt again he already lost a brother and my mother mere months before Ian and he was terrified of losing me and my brother so I repeat NEVER AGAIN all I can say is Thank you Diamond Head for shielding us and thank you FMB Neighborhood for helping us when we needed it
I have been through this in Hurricane Irma. Lost everything. Take lots of photos to prove wind did the damage otherwise insurance companies will blame flood and you will only get up to 250k don’t demo unless you have many photos of WIND DAMAGE! Get a good private adjuster. Never give up on fighting for wind coverage. It took us 18 months to win our case but it’s an uphill battle. Utilize the catastrophe loans. You will get good rates and rebuild stronger then code requires. Build concrete and double strap your truss glue and screw your roof sheathing .. no big overhangs and go with CBS construction.
It will get better and it will be beautiful again.
Stay strong and be positive people. Your alive and set an example for all around as to how to get up and get on
Life is good. It’s only stuff and it comes back
The biggest thing I can say is get wind damage proof!!!!
As crazy as it may seem to think” how can an insurance company say there was no wind?” Believe me they will!!
Wish you all well! Sending prayers
Look at what you have to go through to be made financially while again though. Wasting years of your life when you could’ve lived away from the coast and been fine probably
@@improvisedsurvival5967 I wouldn’t have changed a thing going back in time. The life in the islands are second to none and the chance to show my children how to pick themselves up when that fall is priceless. It wasn’t easy but it turned out where property value went up 4 times since we built our home. I couldn’t have made that much money in a life time although I will never sell my home. Waterfront property is a smart investment but the homes needs to be built properly and you will see all the codes change through this.
@@anthonypolizze4059 your home insurance will be unaffordable going forward.
@@improvisedsurvival5967 actually My insurance went way down. Ground level homes are very expensive to insure. A raised CBS home on the other hand is not expensive. My insurance on the home I lost was double of what I pay now five years ago. Just need to build a proper home to survive the storms.
This is the best drone footage I've seen - thank you so much for doing this x
RIP Ft. Myers time square, im glad I had memories as a kid running through there, now its all leveled it crazy how much none is left
I'm glad I got visit it when I did
This hurricane was the most powerful in many years. Stay safe, everyone!
Watching this in real time and the force of Ian just makes my heart to go out to all, it must have been terrifying and just where do you start with the clean up 🤷♀️
exactly how I am feeling...in the silence I am focused on the visual and it's...beyond words...
☆ my thoughts are with all during these tumultuous times...
Tetanus shots. That's a good place to start
Clear the roads for first responders, sift thru ruble for the living. Secure the area to prevent looting. Salvage any material for reuse in construction. One pile for trash, the other for salvage. Help your neighbor
Hopefully it will be clean up and no rebuilding. Let Mother Nature have what is hers
We head down this weekend. I have no idea where we’ll even begin. 36 years of family memories. 😔 We’re more fortunate than so many who lost everything. Just heartbreaking.
We In the West feel your pain in Florida. Weather and nature driven events, wildfires, earthquakes, floods, and storm surges alike hit hard in the beautiful places we choose to live. Stay together, stay strong…we’re Americans and we’re in this to help y’all rebuild.
It's so refreshing to read a positive, inspirational comment in what is a very dark time for those of us who've been directly affected by Hurricane Ian. Thank you.
This is the best drone footage I've seen
Thank you so much for making this video. This is the kind of coverage I was hoping to see from the national news media.
My compliments to the drone pilot.
Is there a word beyond devastation? No jealousy here unlike other commenters. This is a piece of paradise if you can afford it. No one with property or investment property is naive enough to assume this could not happen. Believe me, their insurance company remind them every renewal. A vast amount of history is lost. So sad. If you you are safe and have suffered no loss of life, your blessed.
Prayers to all along Americas beautiful Florida and Carolina coasts. We are resilient 🇺🇸 God speed
Do they do insurance in FL? I doubt anyone sells it.
@@AJ-wd5xc I have exterior and interior flood insurance so yes they do.
I read many insurance companies in Florida will go out of business due to this storm. Let's hope they can pay out and rebuild. RIP to all those that passed away and prayers for the families that survived. I know you say people assume this could happen but, no one could prepare for this.
So very sad but there is hope: we are living in the end times and JESUS is coming soon for the rapture of all born again Christians! Please get rapture ready: thank our Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST for paying for your sins on the cross and HIS resurrection on the 3rd day!!! It must come from the bottom of your heart and don't forget that JESUS is GOD, see John 1! Please read biblical end times prophecy, listen to Dr. Ron Rhodes on end times chronology, check out 'Rapture Ready News' daily.
Blessings from AB
@@MsFlow99 well does that mean .. I live in another state and if my insurance company goes out of business… what about me and everyone else that has insurance with a company like “ State Farm “ .. I live in Maine but not on the water … would never live on water / coast in any state due to this ..
Paradise lost - The Memories that my sister and husband were able to have us share with them in this Paradise was gift to the next world!! Thank you Linda Thank you Larry !! You have been so Gracious to ALL
Excellent drone work and incredible footage. Thank you for sharing this.
I was hit by superstorm Sandy in NY 10 years ago. Parts of my town looked like this when we woke up the morning after the overnight storm. Our family home which had never flooded in any of its 50 years took on 6 feet of water and everything in the 1st floor was destroyed. And we were the lucky ones, because we had a home to keep that was still standing. It's going to take years for these people to rebuild their lives no matter where they rebuild. My heart goes out to them all.
Some of the new houses seems untouched. This company is going to make a fortune now...
@@liepa7768 it may appear so but it is highly unlikely that any of those homes near the Gulf escaped water damage from Ian's storm surge.
Thank you! The best video of what was left of our family's condo at Kona Beach Club. Puts to rest the question that there is nothing left to salvage
I lived in Florida for 20 years and after seeing the hurricanes increase in intensity, it is my opinion that the coastal areas should remain natural and houses and residential areas as well should be built outside of them because of this storm surge that repeatedly will hit these areas. It is beautiful to live there and see the water but when the storms come up there is nowhere for the water to go
….NAILED it. STILL, most will want that ‘beach-FRONT’ property..that’s SUPPOSED to rise in value.
Container houses?
Same here, in Florida for 20 years, this storm destroyed all the buildings raised up on wooden pillars, the ones on cement seemed to have mostly survived!
Flood insurance needs to go up massively again or we'll all end up paying for the rich to have these homes on the water!
Totally predictable thus insurers opt out!
@@aut9m11 Container houses on stilts!
It was such a fun vibrant place. Absolutely devastated.
one thing that stood out to me watching this video about Fort Meyers Beach was seeing how it wasn't built to defend against substantial storm surges. The beach is at the same level as the buildings are at. So when you get a substantial surge like Ian's, all that water goes inland. At Daytona Beach, they have a massive wall with the beach being 15-20ft below the buildings
Ft. Myers wasn't built like that. Ft. Myers is on the west coast of Florida, which is hit by hurricanes far less often than the east coast of Florida
I still see places right on the beach being built on grade. Super rich places like Alys Beach on 30a near Panama City. Of course we know Panama City never gets hurricanes, right? When I moved to Palm Coast, people said we never get direct hits from hurricanes. I think every place people live, hurricanes just never hit there until they do.
2 dune lines wer on East Coast, old school here, never should let folks build on first dunes or second. Fort Myers is FLAT!! not a grain over 18 feet SOoooooo!
Welcome to Florida. We don't have high ground. Barely above sea-level. At least Hawaii and others have mountains. We don't even have hills in Florida.
Right! Buildings should never have been giving permits. It's absolute insanity to have built any structure. Of course they got wiped out. An eight year old could predict the outcome. When I see these thin land strip needles fully developed frankly it infuriates me. What about natural habitat, protective barrier ecosystems...? Idiots build here and money grubbing planning boards allow it.
excellant filming, and no stupid music, these drones are the wave of the future for rescue and summing up the devastation.
I don’t live in Fort Myers Beach and I am totally overwhelmed with how you even begin to clean this up.
Thank you so much for this upload, so much devastation I’m so sorry for all you people my prayers go out to you
Best drone shots well done
Drones can also find survivors and get emergency crews there location.
Thankyou for this, people need to see how much help not only Florida, but other States need from this destruction.
Hurricanes are categorized primarily by wind speed. Based on that Ian was a category 4. But if damage is taken into account, Ian could be a category 5. Category 4 damage is described as 'Extensive' and category 5 is 'Catastrophic'. This criteria should be considered in the final analysis.
Most of the damages were storm surge related not winds
There was a moment or two between 6 and 7 pm when I was pretty sure it was a 5. As my Son & I braced our patio sliders and our breath steamed up the chilly cold crinkling glass .. looking out at it .. there were sustained winds well into the car 5 speed.. but that was our guesstament with the naked eyes watching roofs fly by
I think that Ian made Cat 5 status just before landfall. That backside of the eye wall was so destructive from my location near downtown Ft.Myers. The backside took out all of my trees and fences, as well as the aluminum shutters from the east and west side of the house.
They actually categorized Ian a 4+.
@@maumor2 storm surge is created by winds big brain
You are a great pilot .the destruction is unbelievable God help all those people
Amazing…some homes stood strong without a piece of glass broken, yet right next door, total destruction. I’m so sad for those who lost. So many. 😢
Shows the difference between modern construction up to hurricane code and older properties. Much of what was washed away was older stuff. But still there was a surprising amount of damage on property that I thought might have been newer (but perhaps not). Obviously most stuff was built for a surge of around 8ft. That's pretty common with the stilt construction but this went way beyond that, as told by the gutted second floors on the property that remains.
My neighbors roof was ripped off during the hurricane (she wasn't injured) but my house was spared damage. It was frightening though and because the storm was raging I couldn't get to my neighbors to even make sure she was ok until the following day.
Because of the tornadoes that come out of the hurricane.
@@Roaming50 All these houses that were destroyed were built using wood and sheet rock. Houses in Florida must be made of the strongest material which is concrete and steel.
@@Roaming50 , no doubt more modern construction plays a role, but there is also the element of chance. One of the more interesting stories out of Katrina were two houses that were build side by side, and identical, that were advertised by the builder as being hurricane proof. The owner of one stayed, the owner of the other evacuated. Halfway through the storm, the owner who stayed, watched the house next to his, built just like his, wash away, and he spent the rest of the storm expecting to die, but his house survived.
Awesome drone coverage
I love the low altitude passes and commend your drone skills.
Great footage. Thanks for sharing. PRAYERS FOR ALL AFFECTED BY THIS NATURAL DISASTER 🙏. THIS TOO SHAW PASS
Such depressing but spectacular footage! What a tragedy!
I really feel for these people while I'm also feeling a lot of gratitude today for how fortunate I am in my own life.
Excellent video
Heartbreaking to see.😥 Lived in Delray Beach 💗 and Orlando 💞
Thank you so much for this ( the best) video coverage of Ft. Myers Beach... ... Whoever you are, you are a great video producer... ...The last time I was in Ft. Myers Beach, I had breakfast on the top of the Launi ki before jumping on the BIG MONEY for a free ride and lunch buffet (7 years ago)... ...Spike Sousa, artist, Old Naples fl.🌴🎨
I loved seeing the flag flying in the midst of the chaos. We will overcome. God bless you all.
Just incredible. And that one bright blue house on stilts, sitting like a princess, undamaged.
Cat 4 landfall... part tsunami, part gigantic borderline F2/F3 tornado.
Thank you for this excellent drone footage.
Where do you even begin with the clean up of all this, it will take forever with the amount of destruction caused. I hope there was no loss of life and everyone got out before this hit. I pray for everyone of you effected by this and send my deepest love to you all x
I'm in awe of the palm trees...still standing after all that.
Evolution for sure! I have a 25 foot tall I believe date palm that bent 45 degrees in Ian's wind in Cape Coral and is totally fine. It's insane!
Thank you for the close up views of the damage, as heartbreaking as it is to see. I am a full-time resident of FMB, & I live on the south end of the island. There’s not much video coverage at this end. Could you possibly shoot some video of the Wyndham, Santini Plaza, the drawbridge, & Lovers Key? Thank you!
Videos tend to show destruction so the northern end of the island is going to be focus a lot. Older construction did very bad against the hurricane
Yes I’d like to see the Wyndham also as I used to work there when it was Holiday Inn.
Wyndham is still standing but with some severe roof damage and was flooded by Strom surge. The drawbridge looks fine from the distance but it's closed while they inspect the damage. Santini Plaza is destroyed
I have been thru so many storms : hurrycanes: earthquakes: vaguadas: sometimes those leave more water than a storm! Also mudslides where part of a mountain comes down: My 1st storm was in 1956* I was just a little girl! All my life I lived in the states: But when I visited the Island in summer I encounter them!
1- Santa Clara
2- Hugo
3-Georges
4- Maria
5- Fiona
I love to live here in the center of the Island of PUERTO RICO!
SINCE 1991
THINGS HERE CAN TAKE A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO BE NORMAL AGAIN &IIFE GOES ON AS ISUAL!
I THANK GOD CAUSE I HAVE BEEN BLESSED😇🙏🙏🙏
I love this you fly right! Top 10
Volta de cristo
12:11 that house stood well , great architect on that one
I feel so bad that fla was hit so bad. Hope and pray all people are safe and sound. That place was leveled. Alot of rebuilding to do for sure.
I went through Maria in 2017 on St Croix USVI. My love n prayers for the Florida population
So sad how there stair’s that use to lead to someone house or business and now it’s just gone. What amazes me is the power lines are still standing up after all this. Prayers to people lost and everyone hurt during this
Kind of reminds me of what I saw in Long Beach, MS after Katrina. Storm surge caused insane amounts of damage.
If you have spent your life building homes , the damage really shows the power of wind and water . Seeing pylons sticking out of the ground with nothing attached . That's power .
Nature is the most powerful thing on earth - mankind should recognize that
Just Read the Story about the Three little 🐷🐷🐷
@@cypherlock01 we dont, unfortunately
Ian Curtis...love will tear us apart.
Thank You very much for your high quality coverage. I lived in the Cape 25 years and have been concerned how the south Cape made out.
Not good obviously and worse than I had hoped for.
Now is the time for a new plan entirely for the area. Good luck and see you soon.
Steve - to answer your question how the Southwest Cape made out...horrible... I live on SW 30th Terrace and we have been without power for over a week. Daily grocery store runs but things ARE looking up. LCEC is trying to restore the power. I tell you we stayed home and it was scary!
So much devastation, my heart is broken. All my favorite restaurants and stores have been obliterated. I pray for all the residents and workers who lost everything.
It rips my heart to think of anyone withstanding the forces of this hurricane. The terror! The awful sound of death all around! How can we as the fellow citizens comfort these needy souls?
Man this is sad. I grew up down there but haven't been back in several years.
Those metal roofs held up really well vs shingle
This is a power of nature...
WHAT A TRAGEDY FOR SURE! MY HEARTS GO OUT TO EVERYONE..I live in Ct and was looking to move to Orange county or Lee county in the Spring..I am now rethinking this decission..MY QUESTTION>>>> how do you even clean up after something like this? Where does all the wood and furniture go? What is done with it? what do they do with all the boats? my mind is boggled! thank you and God Bless everyone including all the rescuers xo
Ever heard of a bonfire!!😊
After Hurricane Andrew south Dade County had huge hills of garbage/debris that was trucked off to landfills. New EPA regs require separation of debris. As yet Florida officials haven't asked for a statewide waiver to allow solid waste facilities to accept waste categories outside of their permits, but they will consider waivers on a case by case basis .
Good place to go for a dump truck job ... no kidding...
Make more $ if you had your own... Federal assistance pouring in ...
Food for thought...
@@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503 do you have to get a federal contract?
You can certainly still move to FL, just not on the coast or close to waterways, etc. I'm a native Floridian and would never leave. Most states have their own natural issues to worry about also, just do ypur research, prepare and listen to warnings. I live in North Central FL and we hardly ever see hurricanes, only maybe tropical storms. Being more inland is where it's at.
5:14 - if only you would’ve known that the little beach front building would still be standing… you could’ve sat on the roof and got the best storm footage in the history. I’m sure soon we will start seeing more footage release. Thanks for sharing this.
What a mess..exelent presentation..
Same devastation that happened in Leyte Philippines after Category 5 Super Typhoon Haiyan... Lesson learned, never under estimate a Category 3-5 Super Typhoon.. specially Category 4-5..The storm surge will be like a tsunami..So if you're house is near the coast line..You better evacuate to higher grounds or at least a 3 story building with solid roofing that can withstand upto 130mph winds and you can be safe from catastrophic floodings...
Wow! for those dreaming of living by the beach, this is a tremendous example of why you should not.
People on the beaches of California, New Jersey, New York, etc have no worries - this tends to happen in FL, SC, etc so no
@@cypherlock01 Fools Gold!! This can happen anywhere!! Anytime you must be Special if you think otherwise!!
@@cypherlock01 Well, tell that to mother nature and father global warming.
Never be arrogant ! Be humble.
Dang
It's so hard to watch
Slowly sinking in
✌🏼From Port Charlotte Beach to yours.. our hearts are hurting 😢
::While staying in the Florida Keys in the 80s, a hurricane went over Cuba and when it got to Key West, within 30 minutes it made a 90 degree turn and went straight up the keys. I turned off the radio when it was at Key West thinking it was heading straight north...what a surprise.
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sorry for these people 😔, glad I live 500 miles from the nearest coast.
Dios mio solidaresamos desde Ecuador
OMG, IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO WATCH, I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW THEY'RE EVER GOING TO FIX ALL THAT IT'S JUST BEYOND BELIEF.
I FEEL SO BAD FOR EVERYONE & ALL THAT THEY'VE LOST. MAY GOD BLESS EACH & EVERY ONE OF YOU WITH ALL YOU NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS, MY THOUGHTS & PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. 🙏🏼
@Mike Collon
SORRY FOR CARING. BUT IN REALITY IT REALLY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE YR'LL BE REBUILDING ANY TIME SOON & IT IS A FACT THAT NOT EVERYONE WILL HAVE THE WILL OR STEAM TO DO THAT, JUST LIKE THE LADY WHO WAS STUCK IN HER WHEELCHAIR WITH THE WATER UP TO HER SHOULDERS & HER SON HAD TO SWIM ½ MILE TO GET TO HER, I DOUBT AFTER THAT TRAUMA & LOSING LITERALLY EVERYTHING SHE HAD WOULD SHE EVEN WANT TO BE ANYWHERE CLOSE TO GOING BACK THERE.
OMG wow 😳 great drone footage 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I saw Typhoon Yolanda and what it did to the Philippines. But, I have never seen complete destruction like this in a 1st world country with building codes. That one hotel/condo building with most of its sliding glass doors and exterior windows in tack must be studied. Thank you for the video and the lack of music. Blessings to our fellow Floridians from Winter Garden.
Good Shot Most Houses with Pillars Survived🙏🙏
I'm wondering if the intact blue home showed at 12:20 was built under improved hurricane construction guidelines, or if they just got lucky to have their home apparently still intact
I think if anyone rebuilds a home there that this home should be the model
This is such horror, the only thing i notice little bit different than Tsunami in my country Indonesia, the Tsunami brought all the sediment from the water inland. The black dark sediment.
Wow! I thought more media lies and government cover up until this! Silent post appreciated. Great drone coverage, thanks.
Great silent documentary. What kind of drone is that?
My favorite place in Florida. It's so beautiful. But a Dangerous place to build. My heart is broken. The people that live here. Know the risks of living in paradise. My prayers go out to the people Of FORT Myers.
This is incredible! Makes me want to cry and I don’t even live in Ft. Myers! I cannot believe this Ian, and it keeps on going now to the Carolinas, smh! Help us Jesus!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Incredible. Devastating and we are so sad to see our beautiful vacation spots wiped right off the map. FMB STRONG!
@Duffelbag Drag We are rebuilding. Been there since 1976. Love South Florida. Good Luck to you also.
Now we can feel how other countries are affected when this happens to them. Homelessness can happen to ANYONE
We're all one catastrophe from that, perhaps that's why so many ignore the homeless, because they don't want to look in the mirror and see themselves in that situation.
America already knows this and spends billions in country with perennial storms, forest fires and earthquake responses and internationally with the same plus tsunamis
Hopefully it'll bring a big dose of compassion now.
@@williebeamish5879 That's not the reason. Some people believe homeless people deserve it.
@@Spiritlife01 True, very well could be, makes them feel superior in their little world, unaware of how fast things might change for them.
This was one of the nicest beaches around this area, I have my own video of this place from 2016, hard to believe what it looks like now. Just utter devastation, looks like 100% gone, the pier/restaurants so sad even commercial building standing may be condemned. Pine island/Matlacha/Bokeelia wiped out as well. Will take 20+ yrs to get back to the way it was. I will be long gone by then. Was planning to go there this December. Mother nature reclaimed her land. Stay safe everyone.
Amazing quality video, thanks for posting. Also, I want to know the name of the contractor who built the blue house at 12:10. Stands out like a beacon amongst the chaos! What a beauty she is - must have been built very well. Roof, flashing, gutters, doors. Impressive.
I was thinking the same thing. Kind of like that one house that survived Hurricane Michael in FL a few years back. Also quite impressive.
@@cctrue305 Had not heard about that house...I will have to look it up!
The best investment you make in a home is its infrastructure. Help protect against surges but without solid reinforced construction as well, damage will be worse. What's more, many hurricanes spawn tornadoes, which only compound tragedy and loss.
There are hundreds of houses like that in Fort Myers Beach is not some random miracle. The new building codes (designed after hurricane Andrew) work but they are not retroactive so older construction will be at risk
@@maumor2 Didn't call her a miracle...was just curious who the builder was!
Thank you for doing these videos, I have been away. Been calling friends. My one friend didn't live far from Best Western towards bay side. Her home is gone. Still haven't talked to her. We all worked at Reese's in the Estero Plaza, it closed a few yrs ago. You just missed the Plaza in this video. Want to go help. 😭😭🙏🙏 For now I'm sending Prayers, Friends. I have been looking for Louis, Omar and Salvador??
My prayers for all victims and family members. Very sad🙏🙏🙏🙏🇵🇷
0:14 you start the video right after the new margaritasvill construction. - that had no significant damage.
Consistently cut before most new newer buildings that survived.
But thank you . It will answer a lot of people's questions.
Crazy how just 20 miles away on captiva damage is not nearly as bad. All homes and structures there are still standing.
Obviously, i dont know why you are surprised.
Hurricanes weaken the more they travel inland, which means that just from logic the coastal areas will be the most effected
Captiva is some of the most hyper expensive real estate in the country, with mega houses owned by the ultra wealthy. Each property many millions. The buildings there are mostly bomb proof fortresses built to the latest codes. Those are the ones being shown. Sanibel is the island just to the south, connected by a small bridge. It is not quite as exclusive, a bit friendlier to the middle class. (though still high dollar.). But not as concentrated .01% ownership. There was tremendous damage to the more mainstream, often older, upper middle class type housing of Sanibel, under very similar conditions. More about the level of construction than proximity to the storm, as these two islands are small and right next to each other.
I was wondering how Captiva made out. We only had tree branches down out here in the sticks.
Can't even tell what I'm looking at. Good thing this happened after school started
School is cancelled when hurricanes are about to hit
Watching this reminds me of hurricane Andrew.
I was in N Miami when it hit and when it was over I combed the beach saving as much coral as I could that came off the reef to donate to the museum. This hurricane Ian far surpassed Andrew and prayers to all those who now have to rebuild and start over
Not true, Andrew was worst. Just this time there’s was more infrastructure compared to Andrew’s.
@@annakquinn7084 If you remember Andrew did not flood out bridges or homes. The storm flattened everything in Homestead.
Each storm was horrific in their own way!
The only difference is the ocean did not overtake the land as Ian did flooding so much the land is now uninhabitable
@@annakquinn7084 Anna I lived in N MIami on the beach when Andrew hit.
The ocean did not take over the land
No
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@@barbarapasch285 because the trajectory was different.
@@annakquinn7084ian was MUCH, MUCH worse than andrew in everything. Tf you on about
My thoughts and prayers are all wt you all!
Amazing footage, that place is totally destroyed. Where and how do they start to rebuild?
Astounding. Ya know....to think that everything that was there had been for...well, basically, for ever. All just gone in the blink of an eye. Hard to imagine there ARE other parts of the world that have no choice but top endure this sort of thing year after year, and have been for years. How or why anyone would want top remain there is beyond me....just 'good luck to ya' is all.
Ich schreibe jetzt mal auf deutsch. So oft (über 10 mal) war ich schon in Ft. Myers Beach, zuletzt im April 2022, also vor genau 5 Monaten. Ich bin schockiert über dieses Video. Der Pier ist fast weg, das wunderbare Lokal daneben, der Pearside Grill, einfach weg. Unvorstellbar. Am Ende der Parkplatz, den ich immer nutzte um an den Strand zu kommen, eine Sandwüste. Das wird Jahrte dauern bis das alles soweit wieder hergerichtet ist, und ob es noch einmal so wird wie es war, bleibt dahin gestellt. Ich werde wiederkommen und sehen und unterstützen.
Having spent a lot of time on FL's east coast, I am shocked to see very little in the way of hurricane shutters.
When I look at this I realize just how lucky I got. I'm in Largo, a mile from the Gulf and we didn't even lose power. There, but for the grace of God, go I.
Where are they going to put all this debris?
Kind of far , but they could fill in a low land like New Orleans Of course they rebuilt there to since it is the lowest land in the state
2:12 to 2;38 looks like the Outrigger Beach Resort! How awful. We stayed there last year ,late October 2021.
Very sad and very disturbing.
13:50 blue building - I've been going there since I was a kid and my grandmother has a time share there. It looks like it's one of the few buildings that didn't take any damage. So sad to see. This is going to take years to fix all of this.
Even as an American, this just seems like 100% raw justice served up for what our military does to other Countries!