Southern Maine communities assess damage from Saturday's storm

"I just started crying because the house was shaking when the waves would hit...," one homeowner near Higgins Beach said.

[@sharpkissxvii]

I grew up in Scarborough. I haven't lived in Maine for 14 years but dearly miss it. Seeing the damage is truly heartbreaking

[@loriesmith2329]

Praying for all of the families that lost their loved ones. God bless you all

[@frankblangeard8865]

Gosh! Who could have predicted that building right on the ocean beach could result in wave damage?

[@biggoards2772]

I predicted it😆

[@laryco]

Frank, the houses you see in Camp Ellis as ocean front were once three or four streets from the ocean when built

[@frankblangeard8865]

Not far enough apparently. Three or four streets from the ocean IS oceanfront. @@laryco

[@AcPh-nc3vz]

We need to stop rebuilding the houses & start letting the dunes grow back. This is bad, but it gets gets worse every year.

[@kennyrichard2971]

Particular news showing wealthy rich people how they going rebuild while other parts of state of Maine been hit hard with people that don’t have much money

[@biggoards2772]

Yep, this is why flood insurance for beach houses should be abolished. These people knew the risks when building these houses on the shorelines.

[@deborahgrantham7387]

It’s the ocean🤷‍♀️. I’m in Montana, the wealthy live in the mountains surrounded by trees. Beautiful until there is a forest fire.

[@redtail59]

I will never understand why people think it's a good idea to live just a few feet from the ocean.

[@ClariNerd]

Same reason people live in seismically active areas like Los Angeles: sure you’re risking life health and property, but you have a job.

[@paulstanak689]

Unfortunately common sense is not for sale at the pharmacy…..

[@raysmith6829]

This is what happens when you build your house on the ocean like an idiot compared to what I'm used to during hurricane responses this is absolutely nothing

[@greensage395]

The Price of Pretty!

[@isabellejaubert-fried1622]

There should be no structures along any coastline to allow access to the public. And those polluting the ocean should pay for the cleanup.

[@RichieAlton]

Too late..

[@jamiecramer5834]

You are so right! These people are just view hogs, and they limit, or prevent other people access to beaches that should be there for EVERYONE!!!

[@joyceleadbetter2600]

Just the sea reclaiming it's beach. People who live by the sea, are at the mercy of the sea.

[@dennisoleary2838]

You got deadly hurricanes in the south, earthquakes in California, tornados in the Midwest, flooding on the east coast, people listen to me it’s time to move to Syracuse ny the only weather we have is cloudy, partly cloudy, or rain😅

[@cyclepath55555]

There are more earthquakes in the midwest than there are in California.....

[@robgardner1951]

Rich people problems

[@GiffysChannel]

There's a new warming shelter in Portland in case you need a place to go.

[@howardjessica7704]

Thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers to those rich people who have no idea what climate change is.

[@biggoards2772]

Give it a rest with the climate change bs. That had nothing to do with this; don't you pay attention to the weather? A cold front sweeped the US and Maine got sacked by wind pressure.

[@pswanberg1]

Who builds on one of the harshest beaches in the world and then complains about storm damage?

[@SquareOneForge]

Nobody told poor Sam his collar was erect. How unfortunate

[@ClariNerd]

“Southern Maine” that’s literally the entire populated part of the state lol.

[@OmayraPacheco-m7n]

WGNJMN 😮😮😮

[@lisazonfrillo9674]

Stephen K

[@raysmith6829]

Compared to what I'm used to this storm is absolutely nothing I'm used to hurricanes where whole villages are destroyed anyone that thinks this was devastating needs to see a psychiatrist

[@greensage395]

Noah was there! LOL

[@davemoulton2971]

This doesn't even show the real damage. Wells got hit the worst of any towns in Maine by these last 3 storms!

[@СветланаКузнецова-х7п]

Это НАЧАЛО беды. Надо спасать свою жизнь. Но лучше - если бы остались жить все.

[@imustbedum]

Poor, poor ppl. I have a multi million dollar house on the ocean that got effed up by nature. Give me a fuckibg break. No fucks given.....

[@TheFairyDickmother]

Cry