Many Still Missing In Fort Myers Following Ian As Debris Piles Complicate Search Efforts

FOX Weather's Robert Ray spoke with first responders about rescue and recovery efforts following Ian in the Fort Myers area. #foxweather #weather #hurricaneian
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[@michelledean6507]

My Heart just breaks 💔💔 for Fort Myers and Sanibel Island. I pray for everyone there.🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@sassyluv1242]

🤣🤣😂😂😂 they had no mercy for those immigrants

[@marys4308]

thousands

[@angela3chapman]

My husband spent 28 yrs in the fire service in the Bay Area. He also did SAR at the WTC, and Kobe Japan. He said the search dogs became really depressed from all the death. The team members would set up successful rescues for the dogs to discover, trying to minimize the trauma. Thank You to all the First Responders!

[@christinearmington]

❤️❤️‍🩹👍🤩

[@wintergarden7539]

I remember they did the same at the WTC after 9/11.

[@LEllis-ui3lx]

Depressed dogs. Yeah ok 👌

[@Kiefy6886]

Are you kidding or just ignorant?

[@briankellogg7241]

I was a cop in Daytona beach while my brother was at the towers as they dropped thank god he lived, then he went to the middle east, I moved back home to a nice small dept and also got back into Ems, I feel for Japan

[@julieschubert6341]

I suspect the death count is so horrendous that they will not give provide numbers for some time. God bless those dogs and handlers.

[@katjay3125]

Exactly

[@marys4308]

thousands

[@jamieswanson4943]

Thank you to all the first responders within the entire state of Florida whichever area you are covering. Thank you for all the many hard working hours days and nights. We are thankful to you all. Stay safe and well.

[@lewescraftfifi6681]

Very well said!

[@jonnydanger7181]

God bless our first responders 🙏

[@eddycuevas5130]

I cannot tell how heartfelt and excruciating that situation is.

[@bert1913]

666!!!

[@nowirehangers2815]

@@bert1913 don’t be ridiculous

[@bert1913]

I prayed to Jesus to stop letting children die from cancer. I also prayed to SATAN to keep letting them die. Satan answers all of my prayers! Satan rules! Amen 666!!! Btw, do you idiots still believe in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy?

[@shapienails3067]

@@bert1913 Yes it does seem to look like something the Devil had a hand in.😕

[@sassyluv1242]

So. Florida didn't care about those immigrants. They got what's deserved

[@barbraallbritton4222]

How many people are still “ missing or unaccounted for “ ? ? Prayers for Florida and all the First Responders. 🙏

[@michaeldowner2337]

Why hasn't Puss in Boots will found them yet?

[@marys4308]

thousands

[@marys4308]

thousands

[@marys4308]

thousands

[@marys4308]

thousands

[@jrpacer6355]

Seeing the ocean water come up to palm trees I would be very afraid to even stay

[@sandracooke7286]

There is no choice but to stay once the water starts coming in. It comes in unbelievably fast

[@flgirl250]

@@sandracooke7286 yes it does

[@sandracooke7286]

@@flgirl250 I lived in Naples/Marco Island from 2003 - 2019...Charley...Katrina...Wilma and Irma. I lived on Marco when Irma made landfall there. It was NOTHING like the destruction of Ian. Really no comparison. I think the storm surge is far more deadly and destructive than the winds.

[@Hayyyward]

@@sandracooke7286 That's why they tell people to evacuate. And people never listen. They think the next storm will be like the last one and been thru it before. But people never learn. Always easy to evacuate and if it's not that bad, return the day after and nothing lost. 1000 people stayed on Sanibel Island from what I heard. That's just crazy. Anything over a Cat 2 you definitely want to get away, especially from the ocean. Hate to say it but next one that comes, people will think there's no way it could be that bad and they'll do the same again. You'd think people would be smarter today from all we know but we keep proving otherwise.

[@flgirl250]

@@sandracooke7286 the storm surge is the most dangerous of all hurricanes depending on your sea level, the lower, the worst. Winds can be devastating also, FMB and surrounding areas this situation with 135-150 mph wind speeds has done catastrophic damage. I live south of Clearwater and north of St Petersburg, I have never seen anything like this in my lifetime, I’m 65 years old. Watching and listening to the people with their stories is the unimaginable. I hope you are safe including your family and friends. I love Marco Island

[@cjmiller2037]

That govenor was on tv a week before it hit begging folks to leave every time he was on tv, and how dare any channel say he only gave 1 day notice, he had no control of it changing course.

[@951Bigjosh]

They did not give evacuation orders until the day before. How dare YOU try to lie for that scumbag.

[@8188jlpc]

🎯

[@seven471]

Yes. He's fantastic. He also told people to complete the shelter in place survey online, so they knew where people were. They texted me yesterday and asked me to answer Y if I'm OK. I did. They have a system of following up.

[@IMSiegfried]

Friday night the governor was at a football game and did not speak publicly for 22 hours. Lee County did NOT issue an evacuation order until Tuesday. People who work had less than 24 hours to prep to leave and when they did try to leave that evening there were multiple tornadoes and loss of power so people went back home with plans to leave on Wednesday morning but because Ian changed tracks by then it was too late.

[@IMSiegfried]

@@seven471 Shelter in place when NOAA predicted 6-12 foot storm surge as early as Sunday for Tampa Bay coast to Fort Myers Beach? Give me a break!

[@TheBoozer1975]

as ground zero residence for Hurricane Michael in 2018, my family feels your pain and we continue to pray for you.

[@davidsiracuse6672]

This hurricane was devastating. I have never seen so much destruction and chaos. It was an experience that I will never forget. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of those who lost loved ones and those who lost everything. This is going to be a long healing process.

[@craigbunch8442]

It could be possibly be the worse that we down here in Florida have ever seen I am far away from coast on lake Okeechobee it was really really bad here too for 19+hours I thought it would never end it was scarier and worse than Irma in 2016 in my opinion the devastation statewide is otherworldly so so horrendous my thoughts and prayers are with each and every person and every family

[@CarsandCats]

I am praying that all of the missing will be found to provide closure for their families. Imagine not knowing what happened to your loved ones or where they even ended up?

[@naffesuddin99]

Dear fox news , can you please share the list of people who are missing and also those who died 😥

[@briankellogg7241]

Sad but some people are being eaten by crabs and alligators, and are just gone to sea. The smell is disgusting. God I don't miss that smell

[@marys4308]

thousands

[@marys4308]

@@naffesuddin99 thousands

[@alicegoodman4544]

@$hiek Yobooty what is, the people who choose to live in Florida are brave.. it is just so beautiful, there. They are brave.

[@MrJking065]

Hurricane Katrina there were 1,833 deaths. Mostly from flooding. And $125 Billion in damage. I pray that there will be less deaths. But I am afraid the damage will be way more than $125 Billion.

[@lordantiphiley8159]

10k+ deaths the first day of Katrina then the National Guard killing of hundreds to take their guns. They lied about a lot sht. Look a little deeper about past sht, this won't be much better, although more dead rich whiteys here.

[@LilyWillow22]

How many are still missing & cannot be counted as dead?

[@pyrsartur3675]

So sick of “it’s gonna make us stronger”. That’s a bullshit slogan just like “thoughts and prayers”. It doesn’t make you stronger, unless you are rich enough to recover… and then don’t really care about your dead friends and loved ones. It never goes away. And many many people will never recover financially from this.

[@mattmcgriff5952]

God bless SWFL. Lived there for 11 years ; moved in late 2020. Heartbreaking to see the destruction and loss of life.

[@mariecharles6406]

Unfortunately there were many people that had the opportunity to leave but chose to stay and ride it out and unfortunately my twin brother was one of them in Lee County and he passed away. This is our 1st year in Florida we just moved from New York And because of this event There is nothing else for me here so I'm heading back to New York I do pray that the people in Florida We'll make it through this God-bless you all

[@Sperry411]

I'm very very sad and sorry for the loss of your twin brother. Praying for a quick recovery and healing from your tragic experience. God bless you.

[@dunebuggie]

It seems like just about everyone they interview in Fort Meyers is missing several friends. That's frightening.

[@marys4308]

thousands

[@annmarie1569]

I just pray the ones who are lost or missing may have evacuated or are found to give families closure. Prayers for all affected by Hurricane Ian.

[@marys4308]

thousands

[@evonwilliams7502]

I still don't understand why they didn't leave I'm praying for them 😣😥

[@diannt9583]

Most didn't hear about the storm changing direction until close to too late. There are other factors, too. Finances, pets, so forth.

[@harrybriscoe7948]

stop looters

[@1pcfred]

@@harrybriscoe7948 you're not stopping much when you're dead. I bet they'd all trade all they have for another day.

[@danjones3402]

@@harrybriscoe7948 When your house is being demolished or flooded I think looters should be the last thing people should worry about when your life is on the line. Get your important documents, fire arms possibly and leave if you are able to. I have been through 2 major hurricanes and after this one I will probably leave when the next one comes.

[@janejones8672]

It doesn’t matter if you left or not, the hurricane was going to go to Tampa but all of a sudden it turned right into Fort Myers Beach. It was too late to evacuate!😢😮😢

[@markcovell572]

Surprised Fox news is not saying the hurricane is a hoax...

[@lovewins6041]

Why, Why, Why do people stay Knowing a hurricane is coming their way trying to ride out the storm some even trying to ride the storm out in their boats ! You're not only putting your own life and the lives of your family and friends in danger but your endangering the lives of these Brave First Responders so unnecessary and so sad🙁

[@polarbear4612]

I have a place in Fort Myers and friends in Matlacha who stayed so they could watch the boat? I have no idea why they stayed because what could they possibly do for the boat? Made no sense to me whatsoever. Boat and house received bad damage but luckily they are both OK.

[@CyndiElser]

It's "NOT" About why they Stayed Lets all Feel for them. Don't kick people when their down with this Question

[@polarbear4612]

@@CyndiElser It’s not about kicking them when they’re down. It’s about trying to get others to learn from their mistakes to save lives next time a hurricane hits.

[@CyndiElser]

@@polarbear4612 I AM UPSET WITH MYSELF. BECUZ I WATCHED THE NEWS. AND THE NEWS MUST TAKE SOME BLAME. IT CALLLED" MEDIA HYSTERIA " WE ALL Know that the News has done so much Media Hysteria. I assumed this and was not well prepared. I cried everyday over my unprepared hurricane. I don't have as much loss as others But watching my Lanai crumble in front of me not being able to go out and stop it. Shame on me and I learned a Lesson too.

[@Hayyyward]

@@polarbear4612 People do not learn. These same people are already talking about building again exactly where they were. You can't fix stupid.

[@Migglefitch]

material possessions can be replaced. life cannot be.

[@Kaleikat]

Where will they dispose of all the destroyed items? There is so much devastation! Prayers for all!

[@1pcfred]

They'll pitch it into landfills. Once the rescue and recovery is over and it's accessible they'll bring in heavy equipment and just start loading up dumpsters. Your typical house fits into a few 40 yard dumpsters when you pack it down.

[@whobee8868]

What no recycling?? They’ll recycle a good bit of it

[@1pcfred]

@@whobee8868 they'll recycle the metals, maybe. It takes a fair amount of manpower to do that though which they may be in short supply of due to the sheer volume of waste they have to deal with. I can't imagine they have a different recycling procedure than demolition outfits have.That consists of dumping the load out at the yard and having illegals go through it. We do have a lot of that sort in the country now so who knows?

[@prmath]

How does anyone “not make it” with all the warnings and our Governor’s pleas to leave the area . Choices to stay and “hurricane party it out” is complete INSANITY 🤷🏼‍♂️🙏🏼🤷🏼‍♂️

[@lesliepropheter5040]

Days, possibly a week before the hurricane people along the coast were continuously asked to evac by the authorities

[@Emerald707]

Elderly people can’t always get out, people can’t always get out due to economic reasons, health reasons, etc, late warnings. Not everyone was being irresponsible have compassion.

[@konichiwa3744]

Those interviewed had no good reason, so the dead don't either.

[@asamanyworlds3772]

Insane

[@8188jlpc]

right? I am flabbergasted at the amount of people that chose to stay

[@janicefoundas9163]

Our hearts bleed for you people in Fla! We pray for you all!

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

they had ample time to leave and they had FREE bus service to leave the area .... it is their own fault for staying 🤷

[@asamanyworlds3772]

Not everyone was able to disabled elderly

[@IMSiegfried]

Lee County did NOT issue an evacuation order until Tuesday. People who work had less than 24 hours to prep to leave and when they did try to leave that evening there were multiple tornadoes and loss of power so people went back home with plans to leave on Wednesday morning but because Ian changed tracks by then it was too late.

[@dianecharest8365]

What about the houses that were swept out to sea. What if the families were in the house?

[@1pcfred]

I guess they get to save on property taxes now.

[@michaelpamelahogan6049]

Definitely families were taken out to ocean too.

[@karenkennedy6331]

Could people be swept out into the sea during the surges?

[@somanysons5768]

I was thinking this as well. Having memories of the 2004 tsunami and 250000 never recovered. I am so sad for Florida.

[@momma3204]

😭💔I would say yes, some people would be pulled out to sea. It would be impossible to find each and every missing person in my opinion very unfortunate😪We have been to Sanibel to vacation many times as beautiful as it is I wouldn’t want to live there I don’t think I would want to risk living so close to the beach prayers and positive vibes to everyone in SW FLA 🙏🏻🤍🕊🌸🌞🌴🌊

[@1pcfred]

They're on the Gulf which isn't exactly the sea really. A lot of the Gulf is pretty shallow. When I visited Tampa I walked out of sight of land and the water was still only up to my knees. I wanted to swim but gave up on the idea eventually. From the beach it does look like the sea though.

[@craigbunch8442]

Yes people could definitely be swept out to sea

[@momma3204]

@@craigbunch8442 THANK YOU! That is what I said! Someone commented that the water is only knee deep in the ocean on the Gulf, not true! First of all I have been in the ocean on Sanibel many times and its way more than knee deep! Then add to it that there was a HURRICANE happening! The ocean was extremely rough add to it the high winds and you can bet people can be swept out to sea! If you get pulled under the water for a few minutes and cannot get to the surface to breathe you are going to drown. Very unfortunate, it's all so sad.

[@stephaqua1550]

Love & prayers from Australia 🙏❤️

[@donna4047]

I was in Florida in 92 for Andrew. It was exactly like this. This seems more complete however. It's ENTIRE communities where it seemed like Andrew left SOMETHING more in it's wake to be salvaged. Sanibel island is simply one of the most beautiful,tranquil places on the 🌎. It has the best grocery store I've ever seen anywhere and the shopping off island is just amazing. It's just one of my favorite places. I'm so very sad for the island and all of its inhabitants. I pray for everyone who lost their stuff but even more for those who lost their lives. Ppl who don't live in storm prone olaces have a hard time understanding but once you've lived through a few your level of fear goes down. This storm turned at the last minute too and that affected the way that things transpired. My gf is in Sarasota n she got lucky,of course. I just hope that the buildings get built back to withstand these storms and that the mobile and manufactured homes are not used to rebuild. They simply cannot withstand these hurricanes. They were shredded.

[@itwaswrongwrong3713]

God be with you all

[@janetpattison8474]

Kudos to all the first responders! And the many volunteers who are bringing in food and water. This is Absolutely horrific. So so sad. ❤❤ I’ve spent a lot of time on Pine Is. & have land there. ☹️😢😭☹️

[@Glimmmerra]

Florida was 3rd in the country for the homeless population before Ian hit but nothing's been reported about how that segment of society fared the storm, were they warned? Were they helped to get to shelters? Just wondering.

[@daveassanowicz186]

I live in the general area and there was no effort to evacuate anyone. Saw no news stories prior to Ian hitting saying "go here to get on an evaluation bus". Everyone was just left to fend for themselves

[@un2ctdawmain267]

So much debris on debris.

[@LRD113]

Such devastation every time this happened you building up again, I feel for those people that has a property 😢and been hit by this terrible hurricane

[@betsyheimbuch]

Choices matter- living on barrier islands is ridiculous. People try to conquer the ocean but it is impossible.

[@LRD113]

@@betsyheimbuch yeah that’s true people are always optimistic and nature always hits back ✌️

[@mariaariche5763]

Heartbreaking disaster I live in fort Myers and I love this area especially sanibel and captiva island my thoughts are with you God protects you

[@markalley4810]

I live in Punta Gorda at Burnt Store Marina we have had a lot of damage here but I really feel for FT. Myers, Sanibel Island, Captiva ect. All of us in southwest Florida have suffered a huge loss. Stay strong

[@suskelleykelley7241]

I stayed with friends in Port Charlotte fearful to be alone during hurricane!!! Folks 9 hours of a monster beating at homes and business was sur real!! I'm not a drinker but I drank a bottle of rose wine to calm my nerves and prayed!!! Next day I was so thrilled to see my little mighty concrete home in tact!!! But yet neighbors across the street home demolished!! So sad to see people's possessions at the curb!! My backyard had a mountain of huge trees that had fallen but not one on my roof!! That you God. I was sooo happy Florida volunteers ask if they can remove them. Amen

[@lloydellmiller6279]

Send in the military to help with the recovery and clean up.

[@helengold9098]

I am sure it will be in the thousands!!

[@MariaReyes-vy6ue]

People never learn, if you live in a place like that, and a hurricane comes specially a cat 4 you have to get out, houses can be rebuilt human and animal life couldn’t

[@ghostghost9350]

I don't if anyone knows but in ft myers and all prices of everything is up. It's 300 a night in the cheapest hotels. Everyone is living in their cars. Even car rentals are close to 100 a day.

[@RhinoXpress]

Sad part is no lives had to be lost if people would have actually listen to evacuation orders and evacuate to safe places or evacuation shelters. I would say hopefully this would be a wake up call for people to never take evacuation orders lightly again, but sadly it won't. As we've seen time and time again how people ignore evacuation orders and stay in their homes thinking that they can just ride it out and be ok.

[@AmericanConstellation]

Thank you Uncle Joey for sending billions and billions of our dollars to Ukraine. What about these people in south western Florida. Oh hell no...........

[@GoGreen1977]

The US is wealthy enough to help people across the world. And do you really want Putin to take over Ukraine? Why? You don't think that would have serious repercussions for Europe, the US, and the world? Get a clue.

[@shozi1799]

Yeah maybe Desantis shouldn't have wasted all those millions either eh.

[@AmericanConstellation]

@@shozi1799 He proved a point and the rich liberals up there didn't like those "farm workers", which they called them, in their neighborhood. How racist is that?

[@AmericanConstellation]

@@shozi1799 And as for DeSantis, we are not talking about a few million dollars, we are talking about billions of dollars. You see, Florida isn't broke like all of the liberal states and those liberals are now all coming down here, running from the crap they voted for and they are so stupid, they'll do it again down here.

[@mannsolo6294]

I knew at least one dumbass was going to find a way to blame Joe Biden 😆

[@MrJking065]

The storm that hit SW Florida is Biblical. But I must say the people of Florida are strong willed and will over come this. Many who are not from Florida will leave and go back up north. I have seen many memes about Florida is closed. So maybe now Florida will depopulate. And just be an amazing vacation spot,.

[@oingoboingo5927]

Biblical? Florida is target no1 for hurricanes.

[@MrJking065]

@@oingoboingo5927 The storm power and flooding surge is Biblical.

[@Hayyyward]

They call this state Floridumb for a reason. People have destroyed more of this state than any storm ever has. Call them strong willed but it's more ego of too many thinking they should just build anywhere and everywhere. Too many people and it's only going to get worse as our population keeps growing. Only one way out of S FL and that is north. You can only evacuate so many so quickly. Places like Sanibel Island should not be so populated as barrier islands are natural buffers to storms. When we destroy them with development, cover them in houses and concrete, you see the result we all saw recently. Back in 2011 I believe, the restrictions for developers were loosened and they really started to build relentlessly across this state. Low lying areas that should not be built upon (flood zones). And the more we cover this state in concrete, the less area water has to seep into the ground. The state already is basically on water. Heck it used to all be under water at one point. And will be again one day. Amazing that people still do not use common sense when we already knowing living next to water can flood at some point. With hurricanes it's not IF it will come. It is WHEN.

[@ceceliaclarke264]

This video does not show search & rescue dogs. Earthquake search and rescue canines, from near-by states, could be helping with this search and recovery effort. Use of search dogs would add to the chances for finding people still alive under all of that wreckage. This video shows wreckage, under which people might be found alive, but no use of cranes or fork lifts or bull dozers for removing fallen building materials. Shows people talking, and we do want to hear from people involved in this rescue operation, but not much other activity.

[@michelepastele5347]

why are newspeople representing Fort Myers and Fort Myer Beach as the 'same.' On wikipedia it indicates they are TWO separate cities not even next to each other. We have friends living in Fort Myers and want to know what is going on there. When we try to find out, the news ONLY covers Fort Myers Beach!!

[@bt9653]

Fort Myers is on the mainland through which you can access Fort Myers beach (island)

[@tizzyp793]

Exactly, multiple areas located miles away. North Fort Myers (which does not have a beach) and Iona are also separate from Fort Myers.

[@mrsbee5056]

Itis EXTREMELY sad, What I cannot understandis why people build wooden houses in hurricane areas. Or do not take a very long bus in the opposite direction? Even with nowhere to go it is surely bette rthan death? I would take my home insurance and use it to buy a motor home. That would be a good charity to begin as parts of the US are no longer liveable and choices are slim to none.

[@1pcfred]

At our core we're insufferable optimists. We have to be to get from one day to the next in this world. So it's very common to think, it'll never happen to me.

[@Hayyyward]

@@1pcfred Those types of people were the ones that stayed and how many perished. The ones smart enough to evacuate survived. It really is a part of natural selection.

[@FJB0202]

RIP TO ALL THAT LOST THEIR LIVES. MAY GOD PROVIDE THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS THE STRENGTH NEEDED TO GO THRU THIS. #FLORIDAWILLREBUILD #STRONGBECUZOFDESANTIS

[@melaniebrown1677]

That’s what I’m saying all those houses where our the people and the ones that did survive they should send a cruise ship to let the survivor live on it until they find affordable housing or rebuild they’re house of it safe to do so Prayers to Florida

[@fatmonet]

Where are they going to put all that trash? It's just so much! Just awful.

[@stevencole7331]

What is sad that these people did not get the message a monster is on their doorstep . The way hurricanes blow up in strength so fast and over shallow areas and maintain strength is a different animal . It kind of acts like a tornado with fast development and no time to get out . Now with tornadoes you can build storm shelters where with costal hurricanes that won't help much with storm surge

[@moniqueengleman873]

They had WARNINGS. Most chose to stay. Deathsantis said everyone was free to stay, and many more lives were lost under his poor leadership.

[@evonwilliams7502]

they did get but they didn't leave

[@IMSiegfried]

NOA weather service and media as early as Sunday said storm surge from Tampa Bay to For Myers Beach would be 6 to 12 feet.

[@stevencole7331]

@@IMSiegfried Yes information was out there but for some reason it was not received and ignored . Many times you have opposing outcomes saying it won't be that big a deal and once a person hears that they may overlook the other possibility of complete destruction . Nobody wants to leave home and disrupt their lives . My brother stayed with his weak wife during super storm sandy in their low lying home and were caught and had to swim there way out .

[@1pcfred]

They all got the message. They simply chose to ignore it. Unless Rip Van Winkle lived there. He might have slept through all of the warning.

[@andrewbowlgarte4738]

Maybe a lesson will be learned, or not as no lesson learned in the past

[@Botoburst]

If people in those houses which are now rubbish stayed. God help them if anyone is still alive somehow.

[@Lil2cold4u]

First like view And comment also 14 secs early can we aprecheate how much time and effort they put in their videos whoever is reading this I pray that whatever your going through gets better and whatever your struggling with will be ok and have a fantastic day!

[@madsplattalot8712]

What do people expect really living next to a ocean, you kno it's gonna happen sometime. It's stupid to even build that close. Only thing needs built that close is some sort of water plant that turns the energy of the tides into energy to use to power city lights

[@donnafrflorida56]

What do people expect living in tornado ally, on the thousands and thousands of riverfront and lakes or in earthquake California or wildfire west coast. Really? You do realize 70 plus percent of all Americans lives on the coastal states.

[@IMSiegfried]

@@donnafrflorida56 I hear you but living on a barrier island just isn't feasible. Barrier islands are meant to protect inland.

[@Sbamabelle]

why didn't DeSantis have them evacuate sooner? I mean that storm was predicted for days.

[@sherrybeelerbrigham5411]

I received messages from Alerts but, see they thou Tampa was the direct hit of Ian feel badly for Cape coral, Ft Myers, & Venice, Siesta, Sarasota County, Myakka, & many other areas we're slammed many other's has damage even in Bradenton, Brandon area, Hardee County, Dade, Spring Hills area, The list goes on & on ... That Ian was such a Tragically & horrible scary hurricane 🌀

[@donnafrflorida56]

Sure florida has 20 million people. You try evacuating 20,000 000 people from a peninsula. You wanna see deaths?

[@anitajoss9649]

the storm changed course less than 24 hours before landfall. That isn't the Governor's fault. I would have gone inland just knowing that big of a storm was passing by.

[@IMSiegfried]

@@anitajoss9649 It is up to the governor to issue evacuation orders. Lee County did NOT issue an evacuation order until Tuesday but NOAA predicted 6-12' storm surge from Tampa Bay to Fort Myers beach as early as Sunday.

[@Maranatha1777]

I'm so sorry to hear this How horrible.

[@naffesuddin99]

Dear fox news , can you please share the list of people who are missing and also those who died 😥

[@marys4308]

thousands

[@lewescraftfifi6681]

Let's remember... God has a PLAN. These people are in my prayers!!! God Bless the first responders...

[@ricardoavilaaguayo]

3 days of warnings and evacuations. What did you expect

[@951Bigjosh]

Fort Myers had one day. But do tell us your fantasy version of what transpired.

[@8188jlpc]

actually if you go back to YT videos, it was 10/12 days ago, Desantis was telling people to get out...not hard to search and find em

[@ricardoavilaaguayo]

@@8188jlpc people didn't listen

[@8188jlpc]

@@ricardoavilaaguayo obviously 🎯

[@markkulyas2418]

I think it's a little late for search and rescue, if you didn't find them in the first 48 hours you're just looking for bodies at this point. Too little too late as usual.

[@sherrybeelerbrigham5411]

Agreed 🤝🏼 been way to long! Glad we moved from there hv to say... Charlie went tho Cape coral rt before we moved there!! Crazy & soo sad Prayers 🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏿 for all the People & Families of this Tragedy

[@KristiLEvans1]

What do you expect? Seriously. “Too little, too late”? Easy for you to say.

[@mssha1980]

Sometimes it’s a matter of getting in contact with someone who is alive. They may not be dead.

[@xxzz9789]

What's wrong with positive thinking, instead of the negative thinking of your kind?

[@Jason-lw3cm]

Prayers

[@patriciapage4625]

Prayers for all who has lost everything.🙏🙏🙏

[@beckywells6603]

Prayers from Houston

[@edwardroche2480]

If I lived closer I would be there volunteering my labor for help to those who wanted. Free. Good luck, it looks like one hell of a mess. God bless and good luck.

[@brewsandbass5572]

Many of them won't be able to rebuild due to updated building codes.

[@Brandee.]

Lots of bodies yet to be discovered 👀

[@marys4308]

thousands

[@79tazman]

It is so sad what has happened to the Ft Myers, North Port, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs and Pine and Sanibel Islands. Those poor people were told they had nothing to worry about because Tampa to Sarasota was the area going to be hit and it ended up not where the storm hit and by that time it was too late to do anything. I just hope the death toll is not going to be as high as some estimate it may be.

[@riveroffire6985]

What a liar you are. No one told them they had nothing to worry about. Everyone in the United States knew any island close to a hurricane had something to worry about. Something tells me you are a Democrat out to get DeSantis and blame him. Shame on you

[@jameshines6486]

They were told the storm was gonna hit Tampa bay. People had 12 hours to prepare. Everybody thought they were safe until the right turn.

[@riveroffire6985]

@@jameshines6486Really? Because the rest of the United Stated knew it was going to hit those areas so how could they not know? Sounds like BS to demonize DeSantis

[@xxzz9789]

@@riveroffire6985 Wake up and learn. This was just like 2004 when hurricane Charley hit Florida. I know of someone that evacuated from the Tampa area to Arcadia and then the storm turned and slammed into Arcadia.

[@coastalseasider4634]

@@xxzz9789 ~ Exactly what I as thinking of as Charley took folks off guard by making that ‘right turn’. Think most seemed to ‘curve’.

[@the2dreamers]

So sad prayers for all in Jesus Holy Perfect Name amen 🙏

[@GoGreen1977]

All the prayers before, during, and after this hurricane and many other natural diasasters don't make any difference! So stop wasting your energies.

[@krissykrupski4973]

You are a sociopath living on the fringes of society. You can’t eat thoughts and prayers, it’s actually rather insulting, proclaiming you are doing something that is just all in vain.

[@deborahschell9176]

Do not ever stay. If your car is down, call the fire dept don't stay. Ever. It's not worth that chance.

[@pinkrizo3815]

This is why you should be checking your neighbors before the storm comes and if your able to help them, help them as much as possible.! I see a lot of gaps in the system and the community. Alot of things could of been prevented if a few things was put into place before the storm came.

[@suskelleykelley7241]

I live 40 min north of Ft Meyers in Port Charlotte. My poor sisters in the Midwest and my 40 yr old son in Denver were terrified I'd died since there was no power no cell phones working and couldn't reach me and vice versa!!! Ohhh there were gas stations destroyed and if you found one you'd have to wait in line 6 hours!!! Seeing my small diner I frequent was open early and simple things as a hot cup of coffee were heavenly

[@veronicapatterson2158]

They need to put these people on cruise ships to have safe place to live. Maybe they have some basic cruise ship 🚢 they can use. This is FL isn't it.. Now they need to put people to work to help them clean up these islands and put barges out at sea to remove all this trash and debris..

[@patsales8038]

Can't they use cadaver dogs to help them find any bodies that are under all that Rubble I don't see anything about cadaver dogs

[@sherrcon]

insurance co. will go bankrupt...and if/when they do, people who have been insured with that co. will be sol?????????

[@robm4469]

What were the wind speeds in winter haven fl and the rest of polk county during ian why is polk county not reveling thier data??? 🤔 🤔

[@sherrycapito6736]

FYI=CBN's "OPERATION BLESSING" is there on ground. Pls donate to them & volunteer if u can........God be w/All !!

[@pilothouseking]

Look in the high rises for women who slipped, who now have broken hips, with no cell phone service, and elevators not working. Then there’s those who had strokes.

[@carmiej]

What about those that died in the jails & prisons?

[@gabelgreen297]

People in Fort Meyers can drive west. Try to find clean river source on map.

[@andrewmedanich2844]

The people that didnt leave put their own lives at risk

[@rickyspanish3668]

Was road tripping that week. Coming down 95 south. Stopped overnight in titusville mon night. Went down to miami, then 17 west to fort Myers then north to Tampa tues into tues night. Left Tampa early wed morning. Got out by what a few hrs? After seeing all these videos. Man I was lucky.

[@whobee8868]

And never once did you know a storm was coming??

[@belindalovelybee5815]

god bless EVERYONE over their!!

[@michelesworld3292]

Wonder how many of the missing refused to leave? Born and raised here, and there’s always someone that stays. Now resources are being used to look for people who could have just left.

[@danhillman4523]

People are in obvious shock. This will NOT make you stronger. That's just silly.

[@bwtawny]

They kept saying it was going somewhere else. People were looking at the center of the track. No thought for the edges. I could tell by Sunday it was going to turn (pull a Charley). Even on Monday the Weather Channel started projecting a hit in Venice. Monday was plenty of time to go but to where? You must understand older people with modest means are fearful of leaving their homes behind. The idea of nothing to come back to is terrifying when you are older. You know you don't have time to start over. Also I think there was that feeling of it will pass. Even if it had hit Tampa those little barrier islands would have had high water.

[@ronaldfuselier5642]

Are there search and rescue dogs onsite yet?

[@IMSiegfried]

Yes.

[@rennismorian7925]

Town planners must insist concrete houses with 5 feet curb walls foundation

[@layamehta7739]

God that is horrible.

[@postalfnj]

I live in Tampa where the hurricane was supposed to come I evacuated because I knew my chances where not good

[@bannister556]

Government handouts from taxpayers.

[@lorettamcentire7291]

What about the neighborhoods by the river? Old Bridge rd?

[@davidp2493]

Hey, I have a brilliant idea.(sarc) how about having a site that residents can check in on??! All of the people that listened and evacuated are safe in another city or state or even country. We are not allowed to go back abs there is no way to “check in”. In my family there are 3 of us that are alive and well yet we are probably listed as missing. Now they have people “ forcibly” breaking into our homes to do “deep searches” for bodies. If we were lucky enough to still have a home that survived with a locked door, they are breaking it open. Then the have an app that links right to the Fed gov to tell them what they find. Now they leave and their home is open for looters. A simple check in site could have solved all this!

[@marymary4868]

I can imagine finally being forced to lay on the kitchen floor of my double-wide - unwilling to give up this little garden spot.

[@johnzaring4924]

I feel for Florida too but yes why knowing this hurricane was coming did u not evacuate?????

[@netstarr77]

After those 911 calls were not answered, They are "commited" to finding those still missing.

[@lolocaboclo]

Probably because THEY said after the winds pick up at more than 40 they would suspend the services as for the workers SAFETY which is very important don't you think? They said before many times to leave as they would not be able to save people in distress when the things got bad, and it did so just try to be more sensitive ok? So sorry for the losses but they were preventable. THEY had more than 40.000 places in the shelters and only 4.000 showed up.

[@marys4308]

thousands

[@rubyredlopez4]

Americans always think nothing is going to happen even after numerous warnings and even days to evacuate. So unfortunate, but this is what happens

[@allen2879]

People are dumb that stayed behind, just drive inland some and you would have lived, people are ignorant

[@Rosie05610]

My condolences and prayers to all the families of those who lost their lives May you all find comfort and peace in the Lord Jesus Christ who loves you all. 🌹❤🕊🙏😪

[@marthaadams8326]

What about S Ft Myers, college ave. Whiskey Creek, McGregor Blvd???? No one has mentioned them.

[@tizzyp793]

The McGregor Blvd road gave away in certain parts, huge cracks in the road.