If people are building houses on the shoreline, money isn’t a concern for them.

Cant get insurance for beachfront properties in my town in NZ. Its started already

Just don’t build in disaster prone areas.

AMEN!!!especially in Florida!!I been preaching this shit for 50 years.71 years young now.

@@Gemmarose9012 It is now!!!!

Roofs survived because they are built strong after charely

Something you may want to know... After Wilma there was serious consideration about roofing and overall construction of houses done.

@@williammitchell4417 Same after Andrew...

@@sunshinefl6586 I was there until after Faye. There were still A LOT of homes that STILL needed improving.

Carpenters daughter? Are you a carpenter then? A roofer? smh

Can’t wait to build my house on the water

But they pay very high premiums, and very high property taxes. My buddy owned one of those homes shown, he paid $80,000 a year in property tax. It’s all relative, you own a $5M home you pay enough school taxes to send 10 kids to school and you have no kids, you own a $100,000 home you pay enough school taxes to send 1/2 a kid to school and you have 5 kids. It all balances out.

@@richsimon7838 yes agreed. i’m more bothered by garbage being thrown into waterways. it sucks for people that’s insurance goes up but people not directly on the coast also get screwed. civilizations are and have always been close to water edit: and florida is a peninsula so we have a lottttt of coastline and many many many people live near the coast.

I agree. We have the same situation on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Can you wait a few days to vent? Sighhhhh.

the sickos demonic fallen angels used frequency weapons not deceiving me!!!!

The ones intact are cinder block houses, the ones that aren't are wood-frame. Most homes in Florida are built out of cinder block for this reason.

@Venckman, The building codes, and processes of building along with the building inspection processes were/are incredibly thorough, and are followed diligently by the professional builders and developers in this area, and truthfully throughout southwest Florida. The problem now for the, " intact ", buildings will be the saltwater corrosion factors that all concrete block constructed homes will face with the volumes of steel rebar used in tying these homes together. Most of the homes have all been built using roof trusses with an engineering regimen and process that could bring an inland builder to his knees crying. These roof systems are tied down incredibly effective. This is why these buildings you see remain largely undamaged perhaps other than some cosmetic issues. The windows and doors are all specifically engineered and rated as well using, " Impact Glass ", to assist in preventing uplift events within the structures preventing assured devastation of them. It's an extremely impressive building process and was changed after intensive studies done from the devastation caused by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 in South Florida's Homestead area near Miami. Just wanted you to know. In closing, I built homes along that roadway the gentleman in the video clip referred to as Bonita Beach Beach Rd. He was incorrect about it's name, it's actually Hickory Blvd.

Almost all new construction now. Little by little over the years the 'little beach cabins' were bought up and those large 3 and 4 story castles were built. I can say that 15 years ago each plot was a minimum $1.5 million on the _other_ side of the road, then they leveled the existing houses in order to build new on it. They did not care about doing it the 'cheap way'.

They are, any home build after the early 90’s are cat 5 storm rated

That is so beautiful!

Did you guys help black people too??

@@Aikynbreusov shut up!

@@Aikynbreusov Black, White, Hispanic and Asian people are helping each other. You have been taught wrong, that Black people need to sit around waiting for someone to take care of them. The truth is, all races are helping each other.

I hope their insurance companies don’t fold.

@@taylordooley3765 There might be plenty of used cars for sale from that area soon.

We had 18’ of storm surge in north fort myers 😞

@@maggiesmom213 Do not buy a used car from Florida . Lol

So much water damage I’m sure. So sad!!

Bonita Beach road used to be single story homes more spread out. Over the last decades, the beach side places demolished and replaced with 3-4 million dollar homes. Yes, 10 to 15 ft between. I grew up on FMB, drove Bonita Beach Road thousand times.

@@ottoschwandt6527 Insurance companies have a big, big problem on their hands.

stay away from fl and cali ;)

Beachfront land is very expensive.

@@incog99skd11 especially if you want to insure the property sitting on the land.

I was wondering how Orlando fared with Ian. Thanks for giving an update. The storm seemed to get faster after pounding the coast all day. Thank goodness it moved out of your area fast.

Watch out for the alligators in the mud puddles.

We have some friends in St. Cloud and they said that Orlando is pumping their water out really fast and it is flooding all the lakes around St. Cloud. So now St. Cloud has gotten 4 foot pumps to pump its water out. My friend has water in their backyard up to their kitchen. It sounds like the entire Central Florida area is flooded.

Don't wait. Reach out to your loved ones. They need the moral support. Praying blessings and mercy for the coastal residence 🙏🏽💞💞

I survived Michael 2018. It was scary! I wanted to move far away from the coast !

@@onyx7417 Michael was horrible. Leveled the panhandle.

Yes survivor of Andrew as well... right down the street from the "infamous' Country Walk community. What a day I'll never forget... scariest ever! I'm praying for those impacted by Ian

@@onyx7417 wasn't Michael a 5 with gusts over 175 ?

Praying with you!

I said pretty much the same thing on another vid. I don't get it.

All days and nights they are obsessed with the fake and nastiness. We truly are in a dark time.

Stay in Prayer Y'all absolutely 💯 🙏 ❤

I know, isn't it disgusting what people will say. Either they can't help but make political insults about those living in Florida during a time of a horrific natural disaster or they insult the wealthier residents of Florida who have homes on the beach and declare that they aren't worthy of sympathy...as if, somehow, if your wealthy, you DESERVE to have your house destroyed by a hurricane. It's disgusting. It says a lot about what sort of people our country is made of now. 20 years ago, no one would have made such heartless and insensitive comments like that at a time like this. Sad.

Heartbreaking! I did see what looked like concrete 1st floor supports but the rest of the house washed away. Hopefully any rebuilding will be concrete block through and through. The rest of the homes looked pretty good.

Lots and lots of money🤑🤑🤑🤑

They may have survived the wind, but may be undermined by the surge. High Water tables and rushing surface water spares few. Many will be seeing cracks and shifting sooner or later. The people who live there likely have a primary residence elsewhere.

Yes they do, that's why home owners insurance is required.

Jeez Louise ??

I think it's a known risk when they build 10 feet from the ocean.

I'll bet they did not regret their decision. I've been through a number of hurricanes. The key is to get out before the storm hits and to not return until power is back on. Material things can be replaced. Staying in the area and experiencing the hurricane ages a person tremendously. No matter what your background or temperament is. Slava tebe Bozshe ☦️🇺🇸🙏 Amin

No we don't lol Hurricanes < everything else Florida offers that is great.

Dude, I get to wear shorts and sandals all year long. Have to wear warm clothes, as in sweat pants and shirt, three weeks in January. Beats the hell out of Michigan the same time of year. A hurricane won't chase me out of Floriduh. All the people moving in... probably.

@@GothamsFinest Hey now, they haven't been the porn capitol of America for almost a decade. Cut 'em some slack.

Possibly age of the home, prev undetected damage etc sure there's always code but doesn't mean houses are built the same time same way

Depends on the force of the water too. Repeating hit on the foundation. Soil erosion sweeping away the foundation.

The ones that are left may not be as intact as they appear on the outside.

Original homes built there in 70s were timber and on pilings. The 2nd floor would be 10 ft at most off the ground floor. Those homes would be 'lifted' off like a boat. Any single story homes, devastated by water level moving thru. The beach front homes on Bonita Beach Road are 'newer', over the past 20 years or less. These homes are all concrete/block. These homes are/were worth 3-4 million. Only 10 to 15 ft between these monster houses. They have 'vents' designed in first floor to supposedly let the water flow put. I learned how to ealk/crawl on Ft. Myers Beach in 73. I lived there 81 thru early 90s. We just moved my Mom 3 years ago.

Also remember the hurricane is constantly moving someparts have stronger winds even tornados .So it depends on what part of the Hurricane you were hit with. If your house is near the wall of the eye it better be very very sturdy. Vs a house near the tail. So it comes down to luck . You can have a crappy house and its fine. Because luckily you got the soft end of the storm.

I sat in Michael it left barely any trees standing it looked like a nuke hit panama city I literally got lost in neighborhoods I drove around in for years before to this day you can still see the damage Michael did all over bay county

This isn't even the worst area. It's a 3 minute drive down Bonita Beach Blvd. Don't be an idiot. It looks Ike a bomb went off in FT Myers Beach and FT Myers.

@@tobiasj2455 I wasn't commenting on FT Myers Beach you dolt.

@@michealsmith6054 I drove past Panama a short time after the hurricane and I was amazed by the forests that were practically leveled even miles inland. I'm sure it's much of the same with Ian.

So you didn't notice the entire mobile home park that was wiped out in this video? Idiot of the day.

@@monikerkinakin6943 doesn’t change the reality of the focus.

@@TheAngelicRider Coastal areas tend to be wealthy.

I think there is Florida emergency services number you can report them to. So someone will know they need help.

look on Google.

You mean God right?

Ike

@@dabbie927 Good morning oh yeah i forgot all about Ike

Same thing when tornadoes blow houses away and fires burn down cities.

I absolutely love it here but it's not for everyone.

It isn't for everyone. My ancestors came not on their own, but they stayed. I'm here for the long haul.

And alligators and mosquitoes. I love 4 seasons and the anticipation of spring summer and the opening of beaches gives something to look forward to.

Well he was correct.... Anyone that lives there would know how to recognize it, and he answered correctly every time. Source - Four of my families homes are in this video.

Federal disaster aid coming shortly.

You brought up a really good point. I watched the program and it said that the barrier islands are largely underwater... They protected that coastline

Or in hills prone to fires or in flatland prone to tornadoes.

Disasters happen everywhere

Doesn't Iowa have occasional tornados?

@@kimleone5496 Yes, I've seen one at the age of 74 in my life here. We get an occasional power outage during winter storms. Lots of us have gen sets.

@@wymple09 I don't like to see people get hurt by tornadoes either. I think those terrify me more than anything.

But there is visible rebar and concrete

@@AxePlays-hc5dj No, all the cinder blocks are hollow ,that's why they fell apart.

Like Tornado alley too? They're affordable

Those were sent to Ukraine.

@@FarmhouseWF exactly.

Commenting a reply on Sunshii Cattara comment: I bet the governor is making arrangements to travel to Guatemala and pick up some more legal documented immigrants to come help rebuild Florida and maybe this time he can pay for their housing while they are helping instead of just dropping them off with no assistance and food. No One should’ve been treated that way but we all can learn from the mistakes that are made.

Probably dumped in ocean!

DONT GO TO NWO FEMA OR NATIONAL GUARD UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET GASSED OR GUILLOTINED under Agenda 30 pushed to next year. I Warned You.

Yea I live Idaho effects us to

Yeah it went up in fire areas and tornado areas too.

pan demon( pandemic ) one trump was them the sicko didnt deceive me !!!