Fort Myers Beach 'leveled' after Hurricane Ian (2/2) 

Oh my God. So many memories of the kind wonderful people who work along that boardwalk and the beach! I'm so sorry this happened to you all! My prayers are with you!

A childhood nostalgia treasure box for me. It’s truly heartbreaking seeing it destroyed like this, and to all the other peoples lives it affected, especially residents 😢

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My heart is heavy... condolences to this beautiful beach and all the people affected.

So, so sad 😓 May you all stay safe and recover quickly 🙏🏻🥺❤️

this is absolutely heart wrenching to see I grew up here and was always around this area when I was younger. My prayers go out to the people who live on the beach

The following is not only for Ft Myers or SW FL: it is time we start considering stopping building residential areas so close to the ocean/sea. We are seeing way too often destruction every year because these monsters are becoming more and more frequent. We need to move inland, even if we love the beach. We can still go during the day but we have to understand we cannot live so close to it.

Is anyone from the Ukraine sending prayers for us?

Sorry for the loss and devastation. I hope that they can rebuild quickly and get back to normal.

"leveled" yet the buildings are still standing...

I have been to the square and Lani Kai many times. How devastating. I am sorry this happened to you all. My prayers go up. You are a strong and resilient community. You will come back stronger and I look forward to visiting. 🙏

More liked just trashed, the way the buildings are constructed these days in the U.S. I'm surprised those building are still standing.

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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!

This is Fort Myers Times Square right near the pier on the outer island that faces into the Gulf of Mexico along with Sabine Island whose bridge was washed out The storm surge swept right over these islands. And into the bay behind the islands and the i River passed the Tamiami Boulevard bridge

still not nearly as bad as hurricane fentanyl

This is a sure sign from God that he absolutely hates Florida and Governor DeSantis.

It looks like it was swept by a tsunami

Did Estero island beach club survive?

Lovey, "What happened to our yacht?"

Trevon Martin is an Angel now and has not forgotten about the Florida demons

If you guys need help cleaning and rebuilding-I'm experienced and available. Good luck.

Devastating, I feel so bad for Florida 🙏😢😢🙏

ugggh...this is breaking my heart. Godspeed to you all

So many memories on this strip here. Im so sad to see this. I pray they can recover and build back. This is tragic

I was celebrating my birthday on September 11th there, now everything it's gone!!! I can't stop crying!!!

People acting so surprised... 🤔 this us hurricane territory. Sad but not shocking

What a shame. Rebuild and wait for the next one.😂

You live in "hurricane alley", why would you expect anything else? Sometimes you win, and sometimes you loose.

If only they could turn it into public space and conservation area instead of rebuilding what was and restore the islands natural beauty and habbitat

I hope this is a lesson to all of the contractors to start building houses hurricane proof by using brackets to attach all of the joist of the roof so this doesn't happen again. You can see the difference why some buildings have no damage at all versus why other houses get destroyed like toothpicks. You can't cut corners building a house.

Probably best to not build it back, hurricanes happen.

I think PR should send Carmen Cruz to Southwest Fla. RSW airport and have her throw rolls of paper towels to the residents.

I'm absolutely devastated for all the people who lost everything. My prayers are with all of you. So sad as I lived in Florida many years. God Bless you all.

Enough. If anyone has spent any time in Florida - you’d understand they will rebuild and move right back to Ft. Meyers - it’s just what Floridians do. WAR ZONE!!!! (drama) OH MY GOD (more drama) we saw Hurricane Andrew and Irma years ago and it was worse than this so ENOUGH with DRAMA!!!!!

And it's just the beginning of the last time. Many people refused God's Law. Vatican's pope still bow down and speak to statues :) of Fatima, instead of praying to Lord Jesus Christ. As he sacrificed Ukraine & Russia to her, that's why it doesn't help. And he still teach to celebrate Sunday 1st day of the week, instead of Sabbath 7th day according to Law of God. That's why we have got all these issues. So we all need to repent & go back to the true worship of God.

Similar Tsunami,, damage all , also come with mud.

I know people who evacuated to Charleston SC… finna get a double hit. I’m able to come down and help. The worst thing is that this is the kind of weather we can expect moving forward… and it’s only finna get worse. we done fucked the earth

I pray Florida improves their building codes because this is ridiculous honestly. Everything should be built 15-20 feet off the ground level, cement or hurricane proof.

Flordians don’t evacuate because it’s a huge hassle. You prepare for worst, sandbag, board up, evacuate, and then storm changes and misses you. This happens a couple of times and then the next one hits directly when you decided not to evacuate. There will never be 100% accuracy with hurricanes, just like tornadoes, earthquakes, and other disasters. You roll the dice. When the big one hits, you never under prepare again. People also know if they do get hit they won’t be able to get back to house for awhile. Road have to be cleared, water receded. Can’t start insurance claims until can get to house. You put higher value to property than life. Finally you move away from coast because it just isn’t worth it anymore. Then there are also the idiots who think it’s a big joke beer party.

The island was like a third home to me. I'm very saddened to see it all in ruins.

Where are so the rest of the people or is this person hanging out?

This is crazy. I went there last year and walked right in that spot not knowing what was gonna happen there

Yaa allaah yaa rasool allaah🤲😥

IT is Bad Kama for Nord Stream

is nervous nellie's still there?

God is trying to get our attention

Oh no…🫤

That’s not “leveled”

I feel so badly for them.

Show photos of the Lani Kai

We will rebuilt stronger

i didn't realize how big that storm was until started seeing all these videos showing all the disasters this storm did. This was a huge storm that cover the whole Florida.If it was to come up here to Connecticut it would of taken all Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, NYC and some New Jersey.

Looked like a bomb went off with all the sand everywhere so sad!

Prayers 🙏

Joe Branden will be here soon to tell everyone to get booze- ted

Total destruction total devastation. I mean it’s as good as wiping the slate completely clear and clean and rebuilding all over again. Hopefully they could bounce back with assistance I mean it doesn’t look like anything can be restored so do they just build of the same architecture that they had in place previously?

Kooky!!

RIP

If you have to watch for alligators your building in a swamp and it's going to flood, seems pretty simple.

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I live south East Fl my heart literally stopped seeing this thinking of how millions a cross beautiful florida residents are gone without homes cars personal belongings jobs and businesses up in smokes 😢😢😢😢😢😢Im so sad it’s hard to even be happy that I’m ok knowing there’s so much work to do God bless you and our Governor DeSantis for working so hard and showing love and compassion for Floridians sending love and prayers ❤🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏

No worries, insurance.

Wrecked… but it think Andrew with the winds about 75 mph stronger actually leveled south Florida where it hit.

If there was a bank close I’d definitely stop by during the hurricane.

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O my God. Sorry for your lost a very thing. God be with you and yours family 👪

It's hard to believe the devastation in an area on the shoreline in a city that's 1 meter about sea level.

Oh my God..I’m so sorry you have this to deal with. 😔

It will be years before it is all restored. Wonder how many won't go back.

God Bless everyone ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

That chair is still good….

To much swaying

I hope to open a shop here soon. And a home nearby.

So sad!!! Thanks for sharing!

Huge LOSS OF JOBS THERE.

God’s wrath.

Prayers for you

sad very sad! prayers!

Is the Lani kai safe

So 😔

One big tourist trap.

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Heavenly Father, I come in the precious name of Jesus, asking Father for your grace and mercy on the state of Florida. Give them your strenght, encourage their hearts, as the move forward into recovery in Jesus name amen.

IS DEATHSANTIS GOING TO BEG FOR FEDERSL MONEY NOW, AFTER HE WASTED 18 MILLION DOLLARS FOR HIS POLITICAL STUNT ?

Holy fauc

No Uber eats for a while

looks just like a city after a "peaceful" BLM night

You live near the oceans your going to see hurricanes .common knowledge..they say the same thing every year. See one hurricane you seen them all is the wind speed.

They laugh at northerners in Jan and Feb up in the teens and 20's temps, now look at them. Wanna live in FLA????

Are you hiring?