https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9quF3IngqY

Hurricane Ian: Florida Governor says Hurricane Ian is a 500-year event as stunned Florida residents wake to utter devastation after 'tsunami-style' floods 'killed hundreds - as 50 National Guard choppers begin search and rescue for thousands

Ron DeSantis has described the tsunami-like flooding across Florida as a ‘once in a 500-year’ event as Hurricane Ian continues to barrel its way northwards through Orlando.

Hundreds of people are feared dead, as 50 national Guard helicopters are starting the search and rescue for thousands who are stranded or missing in the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding and 155mph winds.

But rescuers this morning admitted they are only 'scratching the surface' and the actual number of victims could soar even higher.

Thousands are also trapped on their homes and some were forced on to their roofs to escape rising floodwater that swallowed two-story homes.

DeSantis described the mass flooding from Hurricane Ian as a 'once in a 500-year' event, and confirmed 2.7million are currently without power.

Meanwhile Joe Biden declared it a 'major disaster' and freed up funds to help those without power and hundreds of thousands whose homes have been leveled.

The President also confirmed he was in 'close coordination' with the Florida governor after a phone call early on Thursday morning.

Sanibel Island has been cut off from the mainland after the Causeway Bridge collapsed into the Gulf of Mexico due to the force of the tempest.

Ian blasted ashore with catastrophic force on Wednesday afternoon as a Category 4 storm, but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center in an update early on Thursday.

But it could near hurricane strength again when it approaches the coast of South Carolina on Friday - which is set to be its second US landfall.

Experts are expecting the damages to cost up to $260billion, though the clean-up efforts are currently unable to get underway as swathes of Florida remain underwater.

Horrifying footage shows flames and black smoke coiling into the sky in Fort Myers as homes were suddenly being engulfed by the blaze.

Though it is not clear exactly what caused the fires to break out, it could have been sparked by damaged power cables, lightning or generators being destroyed by the storm.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11261707/amp/Monster-Hurricane-Ian-devastates-Florida-leaving-2million-without-power-trapped-homes.html

We are very lucky in Nigeria, we don't experience all these natural disasters

Yahooboys with clients around Florida in problem

Omo. Devastating effects of climate change.


Expect more of these events but it has nothing to do with end of the world.

Life has survived more terrible things and with advancement in field of astronomy and weather,we can predict and prepare better for such events.

Flooding is currently wiping away villages in Nigeria and that's where the real concern is

Just observing Nairaland Auto section for any cheap Rolls Royce Phantom or McClaren P1 sale ad.

My pity goes to the affected residences. But, no iota of pity to their politicians.

May God have mercy on them

God1000:
We are very lucky in Nigeria, we don't experience all these natural disasters

but una Dey experience politicians disaster…. Make una vote for Peter Obi, hopefully he’ll turn things around….

Sorry state

Teaser4:
but una Dey experience politicians disaster…. Make una vote for Peter Obi, hopefully he’ll turn things around….

yeah, you are right on that

Teaser4:
but una Dey experience politicians disaster…. Make una vote for Peter Obi, hopefully he’ll turn things around….

As if Peter Obi is different from Nigeria politicians

Urheadmaster:



As if Peter Obi is different from Nigeria politicians

I talk my own and pass, if you wan argue go meet em at “Politics” section… Goodluck

You still wan japa with this happening

Holiness2100:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11261707/amp/Monster-Hurricane-Ian-devastates-Florida-leaving-2million-without-power-trapped-homes.html

I no travel again o

Every country get its own problem

Naija na bad Government

..

I thank God for Nigeria

They'll soon turn this thread to something else like: fighting ground for APC, PDP and LP.
And someone up there is saying Nigeria is luck nawa 50 choppers was deployed for rescue mission and if it were my motherland only God knows how people in Benue and other flood plains survived.

God help this world.


Las las,,, this end time breakfast day reach everybody.

So sad.

Nigeria is blessed!! Our leaders just made us a cursed country!

Handwork of the same brainless religious fanatic.
Post with one moniker then comment with another.
If there's hell, Righteousness is first line without a doubt for fraud and deceit.
There have been hurricanes before Jesus self was born.
Rubbish trash.

Elmojiid:
You still wan japa with this happening

You did not pay attention in that govt school.

All this you see will be replaced.

America works on insurance.

Some people even intentionally destroy their property for insurance money.

It will all be replaced.

In Nigeria here we've been suffering from hurricane buhari since 2015.

This I have seen.

Na wa oo

michlins:
Omo. Devastating effects of climate change.


Expect more of these events but it has nothing to do with end of the world.

Life has survived more terrible things and with advancement in field of astronomy and weather,we can predict and prepare better for such events.

Flooding is currently wiping away villages in Nigeria and that's where the real concern is

i dont think this is about climate change.
Florida always experience hurricane

God1000:
We are very lucky in Nigeria, we don't experience all these natural disasters

we only experience ma made disasters

kabukabu50:

You did not pay attention in that govt school.

All this you see will be replaced.

America works on insurance.

Some people even intentionally destroy their property for insurance money.

It will all be replaced.

that penultimate (second to last) part is a lie