After Ian: Sanibel Island Residents See Wiped-Out Tropical Paradise For First Time
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 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.
This is not a practical place to build or live and will likely be destroyed again.
Visited Sanibel and Captiva a few times. Really was a beautiful place.
Remove the debris, let nature take over, rebuilding would be foolish, this Will happen again!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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......
If they build back on Sanibel they are very rich or very foolish.
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.
Thanks God, my family moved from Sanibel three years ago. So sorry for this beautiful resort, sorry for people who lost everything.
Paradise is not the corrupt world we are in and Ian quickly reminded us of this.
Rebuild might not be a good solution.... They have to be wise and think again
It is just a miracle that people who decided to ride the storm still alive.
Absolutely horrible. This is a beautiful place, a true paradise
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.
This is how the victim's of Katrina felt,the only difference is those people were poor, and help didn't come for them