Hurricane Ian Leaves Florida’s Southwest Coast Unrecognizable 

Won’t be easy though… I hope they find them

Cons are going to reduce even more building regulations and they will make make climate change even more cataclysmic. Cant wait to see Cat 7 hurricanes wipe out Florida forever lol. CONservative life expectancy is 72 in some parts, soon it will be 0 HAHA!

I have no sympathy, they chose to stay. I will never understand these people

The thing is bodies might have been swept towards the sea.

@@moniqueengleman873 you do know some people were unable! Think about the old, disabled, those too poor for transportation, etc.

Look at all the Maga Hats scattered in the debris. What a bunch of idiots. Give them a Darwin award.

Did you see how many mobile homes there were? These people didn’t have much but that was all they had in the world, everything they had worked their lives for. If they stay in their home, there is the possibility of securing things during the storm so they DON’T lose everything. It’s all they have. Also, Evacuating is expensive and poses a separate risk of getting trapped on the road, breaking down or running out of gas. Your response is proof that you have no understanding of the human condition which means that you are the least qualified to be offering your opinion to people who actually have boots on the ground.

@@tlandry9689 Water goes where it wants and sitting on your roof with water all in your home want save your stuff. That water has waste and everything in it and the black mold to come in the walls. Its a loss even staying. People that left were not all broken down on roads. Lol thats b/s

@@hard-truthsbetter-than-swe6543 you OBVIOUSLY have never experienced a hurricane!!!!

@@tlandry9689 I have. Biden just said hundreds will be found dead. Replaceable things not worth your family's life.

Same here with Harvey. We took a beating in Houston with that hurricane. Now if authorities say to evacuate, I'm outta here.

Next time I'm leaving. Thing was terrifying. We're like walking zombies. No electricity. No water. Intermittent internet. I'm in my car charging my phone. It's been a week. Things seem like they're moving slow but, there's so much! Hundreds of poles down. Cell Towers down. Banks closed except for ATM. Gas lines are ridiculous. Sorry don't mean to whine. Im waiting for a sleep pill to take affect because I'm having trouble sleeping in this humidity. I know things will be ok by soon.

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Right?

Peace for the affected lives

I'd like to know what happened with every human in Florida, like; are all 1:33 of them 5' 9" tall, just like 4:40 Ron DeSantis? ??

If you're trying to live on social security it is one of the cheapest places to live and easy, no snow to shovel etc. that is why people come here. Plenty of good health facilities too. I get what you're saying but we don't have storms like this every year. If you are wealthy and buy a place on the beach you are asking for it. One day insurance companies are going to smarten up and refuse to rebuild every house wiped away by these newer monster storms. I have been here 30 years now and I have yet to be impacted in a serious way, it's a gamble for sure, but so is being old.

@@lideabarker8161 …I don’t know anyone who loves comfortably on social security or disability here.

@@lideabarker8161 I guess that I can only speak for myself in light of the devastation I saw over the news of Ian. Stay safe!

​@@lideabarker8161 No major insurers are in the state of Florida anymore for this reason. Once you reach a certain size, you have too much to lose by being here. If we had a Katrina/Andrew scale disaster, a lot of the carriers here would simply go bankrupt and call it a day.

@@lideabarker8161 yeah I’m in CT worst we get is BS little storms and yes we do have to shovel out snow but I’d rather that than to possibly have my home , belongings and or children be swiped away by a hurricane that I can’t control. CT obviously isn’t the best state either so that says a lot

He didn't think of it because the news was probably a hoax.

Spray Lysol may help!

trump I like people who don't keep building and living in hurricane zones. So screw these people for they should have known better.

Too bad Mara-Lardo didnt get wiped out

He would go away of people would stop talking about him 24/7

Without a doubt. With the ocean rising this will be the new norm. Oh its rising and with it new and stronger weather. They'll figure it out sooner than later

Welcome to the ANNIHILATION GENERATION; when the climatologists have given up trying to force countries energy landscapes into a proactive approach to climate change,the result will now be carnage.

My buddy’s family is from fort myers and they said stilt homes were ripped out and floating away through pinecone island

@@ZakRios333 I was looking at some of the footage- clearly it didn't appear stilts were 20 feet high nor made out of steel/concrete. If stilts are built 30-40 feet down and poured with number of rebars for footing, it should hold really well. If the storm surge was higher than 20 feet, then no prayer will help. Using this building method would save many lives along the immediate Coastline. Stating this with the understanding, that constructing right next to the big ocean waters should never have been allowed in the first place........

Well said, so ridiculous to say that

DO YOU NOT THINK GOD MIGHT BE THE ONE DOIGN THIS BECAUSE SOCITEY IS SUCH TRASH NOW?

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

God has no interest in this fun society

The storms occur every year, but they don't hit the same place every year. If you've ever had to get flood insurance, it's based on a calculation called the "100 year flood". It doesn't mean that it's a flood of that scale that only occurs once in a 100 years anywhere, but a risk assessment of would could occur at that specific location.

Not true at all! Manila has not really experienced any category 4 or 5 storms for several years now! Hopefully, it will stay that way and the Sierra Madre mountain range will continue to protect the National Capital Region or Metropolitan Manila from strong typhoons! The Philippines had some category 4 or 5 typhoons in other regions of the country but not in Metro Manila.

That’s not true. This doesn’t happen every year.

Yes. Someone on the media please call the people, who were warned and did not leave, idiots.

I'm in all of the Florida FAcebook groups. Everyone was saying they weren't leaving and that it is no big deal. They are idiots for staying, what makes me most mad is that their stupidity put the lives of our responders at risk bc they have to put themselves in dangerous situations to save the idiots.

Thank you for your encouragement!

All the animals in our local park were drowned in their enclosures. Awful.

Why didn't they evacuate? They told people five days ago to evacuate.

@@LB-wl4iq not everyone can. They might not have anywhere to go or don’t have money to stay at a hotel, etc. some people don’t leave because they have to watch their animals, like farm animals, that are too large to travel with. Etc. they shouldn’t be living in an area where they would need to evacuate in the first place. I don’t get it

Amen Im in Dallas the hurricanes turn me away from Florida

Is it that great down there that it's acceptable to have 3 month yearly game of russian roulette with mother nature.

@@fandam801 they can take out perpetrators like nowhere else. Florida stands it’s ground.

@@fandam801 we loved the idea to be closer to the beach we love the water and we pushed our negative thoughts about Florida away but in reality the cons to live there are getting more. We can go there on vacation while enjoying the cheaper cost of living in Texas and far away from hurricanes.

I still plan on moving from north Carolina to Florida. North Florida though. Only the south of Florida is the worst of the hurricanes

Hurricanes have been hitting Florida since forever. But since people LIVE down there now as opposed to 100 years ago, the devastation doesn't go unnoticed. Just give all your money to Al Gore already and be done with it

Nobody said the climate isnt changing. The climate has always and will always change, which is why the world we live in now is very different from what it was thousands of years ago. The point is that it is not "man" who is affecting the climate to the point of devastation. Yes, we certainly should reduce our waste and take care of our environment but our activities do not result in climate change. Nature will do what it does and has always done.

And no, hurricane Michael is not the strongest or fastert to hit the US...that goes to an unnamed hurricane which hit Florida in the 1930s with speeds of up to 185mph

It’s all some people have and you don’t know there story. Now they have nothing at all to call home which really gets me 😢

Bc they possibly don’t have money for a home? Contrary to popular belief…. Not everyone in floridas coastal cities are rich… home insurance here is insane. It’s for some people, 10x the national rate which is around $1500 for a avg for the nation. In Florida, expect to pay 5-10k a year on home insurance, I’ve seen 18k a year in home insurance as well.

New Orleans would be even worst if we was hit by Ian.

@@KingGiL7 bro this isn't a competition smh

@@KingGiL7 what ? My guy Katrina was a cat 5 with 30 ft storm surge..

@@GhostlyGhille I was talking about the after math of Florida

@@KingGiL7 probably not NO has levees. The reason Katrina flooded the city was a barge broke loose and was pushed into the levee breaking it and letting water through.

And his paid trolls are acting all tone deaf with their projecting.

I thought he was about 25! 😳

When there is no hurricane, they eat themselves to death. This is America

This is unbelievable though… so bad that one can ever imagine

@@generalscott1530 yes Ik, I watched the storm chasers stream all yesterday. It feels like a dream

mother nature lol

I hope your Carolinas will be safe, I been watching the tracker. 🙏♥️

I can believe it happened. What I can not understand, is how stupid these people were not believing the storm was as serious as it was.

Last hurricane was 17 years ago and this is probably the first time any of these people have experienced this kind of destruction so it’s not like the cycle of destruction and rebuilding that you obviously imagine. Did you notice how many mobile homes there were? It’s not like these people have the luxury of too many choices. Give them a break and show some compassion or just don’t say anything at all.

It's the first time a hurricane hit that area in 100 years. Since 1932. So not sure what you mean by "keep rebuilding".

@@LB-wl4iq - every time a hurricane hits, these people start talking without the slightest idea of what’s going on. I bet he’s from Nebraska or something.

Same. Great place to visit, but...

In other words, you'd never live there

Better be tough enough to not spend all my tax money like they always do during a hurricane. Hey Florida, show everyone how strong you are by accepting zero federal help & letting the private sector handle this. I pay enough in taxes already, maybe you shouldn’t have your hand out looking to spend all my money on something you should have been prepared for. #buyinsurance #buildingcodes #stockpilesupplies #trump2024

Their boat is their home and their livelihood. If they ride the storm out facing the waves head on and not turning sideways, they can possibly save everything they have in the world. The boat has almost zero chance of salvagability otherwise. It’s all they have in the world.

Ulr, thats what you heard. Now wait.

only states we trust to help Florida are states that can relate to hurricanes and I'm sorry Martha's Vineyard wouldn't get it..

Yea wait until the cons descend from the “heartland” to rip people off. Roofers etc….seen it in Texas. Watch out for those license plates.

@@thepamela050 The New England area gets hit by major Noreasters a bunch, they can relate and can help.

@@thepamela050 as a lifelong Floridian, we don't want people like you to taint our state.

Why mexico

@@franciscabrochu1041 Because they still have not paid for the Wall. LOL (Sarcasm)

Smart. Better to not wait for something like this to happen and until then start thinking about moving out.

Amen Thanks for your prayers This is really touching

Only the evil, bless and curse others.

Lol!! Like Ted Cruz got caught running out of Texas during the freeze of 2021.

Has it been restored all over Polk Co?

@@katz20200 I don't think so. I think it's happening little by little. Our neighbors are still running their generator.

Sadly this is the new norm. :(

God tried to Flush all the Maga Trumpers down the TOILET!

Hurricanes have been synonymous with Florida since recorded time.. just like earthquakes and wild fires here in Ca.. recorded even 1k years ago, by indigenous history.. “ the poles of fear, the extremes of how the earth might conceivably be doomed, minor exercise in the care and feeding of a nightmare, respectfully submitted by all the thermostat watchers”.. Rod Serling.

@@debbie5728 weve had droughts before too they're all just becoming more frequent

@@debbie5728 then why is everyone saying this is a 500 year hurricane?? Because we haven't seen one this powerful for quite a long time and we're going to see more and more powerful ones

It takes money to evacuate, and this hit at the end of the month. Not everyone can leave, even if they take the warnings seriously.

@Michael Carroll I sure do, but staying there isn’t going to save your stuff. You could drive, take a bus, carpool, hitchhike, bike etc to a safer city at least out of the way. Risking your life is pointless

He cares, but we , have to use wisdom also, not bring the whole of illegal immigrants to America, so they get there votes, for there democrat party

Who is Mother Nature?

Florida homes are built to this code: the homes should stand.

GOD is in Control, read job in the HOLY SCRIPTURE, he is over any and all Natural disasters.

Well said

Yeah, you go ahead and believe that! For financial reasons, most people put in their own sweat equity and only hire when it’s absolutely necessary. And they pay companies to do the construction. It’s not like these illegals are helping everyone out of the goodness of their heart. You’ve got a twisted sense of reality but I’m sure it makes you feel better about yourself.

So true…

R U in delusion? Everything is stripped, nothing left, locust army invasion, no places to live, nothing for we, who've worked and waited for rest, now it's gone. Down crapper.

screw that! The illegal aliens don't build back crap. No one can legally hire them. And the legal immigrants are those ppl who came here legally, most are white and have been here for generations. way more white ppl in Florida.

Some people had absolutely no where to go.

@@smoll8746 or any way to get there.

Did you see how many mobile homes there were? These people didn’t have much but that was all they had in the world, everything they had worked their lives for. If they stay in their home, there is the possibility of securing things during the storm so they DON’T lose everything. It’s all they have. Also, Evacuating is expensive and poses a separate risk of getting trapped on the road, breaking down or running out of gas.

I am praying for all the flordians residents God please send your angels around everyone. I will keep you all in my prayers

You can say that about any area who experiences natural disasters. What part of the world doesn’t experience natural disasters?

@starrappeal ….North Dakota? I’m just guessing.

Do research before you spew nonsense...because united states military illegally oveethrew the hawaiian monarchy in 1893... stole all the land .. advertised it as a paradise destination for rich tourists.. that end up buying all our stolen land..people like Mark Zuckerberg buying thousands of acres .. land prices and cost of living in hawaii is so outrageous that the only land us hawaiians can afford is in lava zones... while the rich can pay 500k for a lot that's safe.. so please stfu

@@magesalmanac6424 Too much snow...blizzards.

@@cristywyndham-shaw5111 Lived in North Dakota for years, the blizzards are rough at times but nowhere near earthquakes, landslides, hurricanes, etc. The only real natural disaster there is tornados and those impact such narrow strips that it's very uncommon for one to be too terrible.

You realize it was supposed to hit Tampa Bay, and within 24 hours it changed course and headed for ftMeyers right? Everyone in Hillsborough/ pinellas/ pasco counties all evacuated, and boarded up, and prepped, people in ft Meyers weren't on the radar (really) until the 24/36 hours before it hit.

​@@LacyG Haven't they learned, that hurricanes are unpredictable? No one can predict exactly, what will happen. If the Tampa area was predicted to be a likely target, the entire west coast should have been prepared, especially in the lower areas. Nowadays, more and more frequently, hurricanes bring with them heavy rains, so in addition to sea water, flooding of rivers and other waters is a threat. In addition, hurricanes move more slowly and gather strength from warmer sea water, so predicting the direction has become more difficult. It would be time to learn new "rules", the old doctrines no longer apply. Some say, that now is not the time to discuss, what might happen in the future. Right now is the right time for authorities and residents to make difficult decisions. Once the destruction has been cleared, there must be ready plans on, how to prevent destruction of a similar extent. However, rebuilding will take years. Now is also the time to look at how to improve safety in areas, where the hurricane did not hit now. It is also time to check the sustainability of the infrastructure.