Shocking before-and-after photos show sheer scale of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ian
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Shocking before-and-after photos show the enormity of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian in Florida — as Virginia, both the Carolinas and Georgia ALL declare their own states of emergency
- The stark before and after images show the magnitude of such flooding as the historic storm moves north into the central part of the state
- Fort Myers was one of the hardest hit by Ian, with apocalyptic photos showing homes decimated by his anger as roads turned into rivers with floodwaters
- Naples and nearby Sanibel Island were also rocked by the ‘historic’ hurricane, with images of the latter showing a beachfront pool being engulfed by water
- The images show the current state of the Sunshine State, with more than 1 million without power and forced to the roofs of their homes as water levels rise
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Shocking photos show the extent of devastation left behind by Hurricane Ian as it swept across the southwestern state this Sunday, causing historic flooding and widespread power outages.
The stark before and after pictures show the magnitude of such flooding as the historic storm moves north into the central part of the state, causing nearby Virginia, Georgia, and North and South Carolina to declare their own states of emergency.
Fort Myers was one of the hardest hit by Ian, with apocalyptic photos showing homes decimated by his anger as roads turned into rivers in the tsunami of flooding.
Naples and nearby Sanibel Island were also rocked by the ‘historic’ hurricane, with images of the latter showing a beachfront pool being engulfed by water as the region saw winds exceeding 250 mph.
The footage shows the current disputed state of the Sunshine State, with more than 1 million people without power and forced to the roofs of their homes as water levels are reportedly still rising.
Shocking photos show the extent of devastation left behind by Hurricane Ian as it swept across the southwestern state this Sunday, causing historic flooding and widespread power outages. Pictured is flooding seen at a Sanibel Harbor Resort this morning
An earlier image shows a swimming pool and several homes near Estero Blvd in Fort Myers before the storm shook the city.
Photos show the pool was already under water on Wednesday afternoon, in a coastal part of the city known as Estero Island.
A few hours later, the levels rose even further, leaving several houses almost completely submerged, without the pool and gate being visible.
Water levels in Fort Myers are still extremely high, more than five hours after the hurricane, which was downgraded to a Category 3 storm Wednesday night, made landfall.
Strong winds at the back of the hurricane push the wave ashore, leaving normally dry land under water.
According to the NOAA tide gauge, the water level has dropped only about eight inches in the past two hours, after rising more than two meters when the storm made landfall.
An earlier image shows a swimming pool and several homes near Estero Blvd in Fort Myers before the storm shook the city
Photos show the pool was already under water on Wednesday afternoon, in a coastal area of the city known as Estero Island
A few hours later, the levels rose even further, leaving several houses almost completely submerged, with nothing of the pool and gate visible.
More photos show some of the nearby area before the flooding started around 10am
About two hours later, the street was almost completely submerged as winds up to 250 mph tried to get out of the earth
By midday the area was almost completely unrecognizable, almost completely submerged
Another set of images shows a shopping center from
