The damage is colossal and the images spectacular. This Wednesday afternoon, Hurricane Ian violently hit Florida after causing great destruction and causing the death of two people in Cuba. Now classified as Category 3, it remains destructive according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) and has already caused “catastrophic” flooding in the US state.
On social networks, many Internet users have shared videos and photos that testify to the power of the weather event. At Fort Meyers, Ian drowned several neighborhoods in this seaside town under more than two meters of water and some footage shows a deluge accompanied by mighty breakers.
In another shocking video shot in timelapse, you can see how the waves gradually take over the streets of this same city. As the minutes pass, the urban landscape disappears under a torrent of water.
submerged buildings
The city of Port Charlotte, located north of Fort Myers, was also affected by the hurricane’s high winds. In a video shared on Twitter, we can see the gray sky and the trees about to be felled by the strong gusts accompanied by powerful rains.
In this same town, the hospital center was submerged by the rising waters. If the authorities had warned about the possibility of considerable damage, these images once again show the violence of the elements in Florida.
Further north, in Tampa, the images show street furniture damaged by the hurricane. Here, it is a traffic light that collapses under the gusts of wind.
strong winds
The town of Punta Gorda was also plunged into darkness. At night, only a few buildings equipped with generators remained lit, the only sounds around were the roar of the wind and the pouring rain.
In Naples, in southwestern Florida, images from the MSNBC channel showed completely flooded streets and cars floating in the current.
Flooding could at times exceed three meters, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday night.
Source: BFM TV
