Grand Isle, La Drone video of Hurricane Ida Damage whole Island- Category 4 4k
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- čas přidán 30. 08. 2021
- Grand Isle, La Hurricane Ida aftermath. Nearly the whole island was shot from drone. It does skip around some due to battery swaps and highlights.
When Hurricane Ivan hit Pensacola, FL, a gentleman on the Pensacola Beach invited a reporter and his cameraman to stay with him in his “Dome Home”. The Weather Channel produced a 30-minute show about this house, and the fact that it survived with almost ZERO damage, whereas everything around this house was utterly devastated/destroyed. As the structure was round, the winds were unable to find a weak spot (such as the eve of a roof) and naturally flowed around the house.
I love the dome Homes. Sustainable homes.
Yes, you are correct, R L. As an architect, I know, we need to change the exterior of buildings in regions, which are mostly hit by hurricanes. And the form of a polygon, a dome home or a round building have higher chances, to "survive" a hurricane than buildings in form of a Cube or Quaders.
I was in
Hurricanes Ivan I’m Jamaica 🇯🇲 when the eye hit .. after Myth was terrible
This is terrible, but my camp was in this video, and I cannot thank the Drone Operator enough for documenting this.
Now I can start planning and packing to repair.
Thank You
I spent every summer of my childhood on this island. It’s hard to watch, but thank you so much for documenting all this!
If it makes you feel any better, the people that have those houses down there are very resilient and work hard at fixing the area back up as a community!
@@ThumbsUpKitty Oh I know. Like I said, that’s the area I’m from.
@@ThumbsUpKitty It’s also the area my family still lives.
@@Louisianish I hope they're doing well under the circumstances! I came down from New Orleans with a private security company after Gustav and during Ike to secure the area and linemen. I had never been there and we couldn't find the roads! They were covered with sand!
@@ThumbsUpKitty It's time to give it up. Unless we lose about a billion people we don't stand a chance.
my 2 sons and I stayed on this island for the first time back in April during our redfish fishing trip. I am from Colorado, and I fell in love with this place. my heart is broken for everyone. and I lift up this prayer: May the God almighty, the great I am, provide each and everyone you a peace that surpasses all understanding through our lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen
nice thought but I think the lord has forsaken this land
I believe Ida is the making of your God. So your prayer sounds quite ridiculous. Btw, your God Almighty is never a sweet little baby😁
To live and play in this area takes a stubborn soul cause it will truly try your spirit!! It is a beautiful place not forsaken at all!! GOD is good!!!
@@meauxbull4321 Sure, god is good, but God also likes to destroy man's best laid plans. Remember, if you dont want to rebuild your house again, there are lots of other places in America which God doesnt destroy every few years. In my neighborhood, my house is fairly new, it is only 75 years old or so.
Amen amen and amen
beautiful drone work, albeit devastatingly sad.
Thank for the footage. I was able to find the house where I lived 22 years ago while stationed on the island. Prayers for everyone affected.
Thank you guys for filming during the storm, your footage even made the news in NZ! (I hope they paid)
always the best aftermath videos, prayers for the people affected by this storm.
Needs dramatic piano music.
It's just amazing how some homes are totally gone & others completely intact - would like to know how the ones that are intact were built - since able to withstand the horrendous winds that Ida brought! So sorry for all these families, I've live thru a few, Andrew, Charlie, that really changed the scenery & environment - my prayers are with everyone in Louisiana!!
The codes change from year to year. Some with good reason, others to keep their job. I live in a costal neighborhood and ever wall in my home is a shear wall. There are 3/8 steal plates with 3/4” bolts that sandwich the laminate beams. Ridge to piles all the plywood on the walls is five ply. The floors are 2” 3/4 sub, 1/2” under lay and 3/4” hardwood. Bottom line is. It’s expensive to build here and the “new homes” reflect this in their asking price.
@@cbdoil4082 interesting - tks for the info - the best to u & yours!
Termites chew on some, too.
I spent a good chunk of my Sunday riding along. Hope all was well at your hotel room you lovingly shared with a stranger. Glad you are safe. Blessings to you and your families!! ❤️
PS: My anointed calling and ministry is to help sound the alarm as Dane Wigington does so daily, against Geoengineered weather warfare. Rev 11:18 Shalom
When I lived in Baton Rouge, we would head 4 Grand Isle every holiday weekend and any other chance we had. I remember when you could not find a room from Larose to Grand Isle. Grand isle was a big part of growing up. Moved to Galliano in 98 and worked at a local concrete plant for 10 yrs.. Best thing I ever learned from the people of Grand Isle and south Lafourche parish is how to do things yourself and not always wait for help. Grand Isle will rise again!!!
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Heartbreaking. I can’t get the image of rows of house completely wiped off their pilings/foundations out of my mind.
Watch Mexico Beach during huricane Michael
Watch videos of a f-4/5 tornado
Build your castle on the sand and watch what happens. How difficult is that to understand?
@@ShadovvV you are a poet but didn’t know it.
@@ShadovvV these are castles they are not camps the owners can afford the loss
Thanks for the video. I'm sure this helped a lot of homeowners see what is going on before they return. I don't think people should be allowed to build wood based buildings on barrier islands. Cinder-block with prefab concrete floors and ceilings should be it. But even some of the concrete pylons were ripped out of the ground.
Cinder block is mostly hollow, very lightweight and relatively weak. Properly built wooden structures are stronger. I live here in south Louisiana and you tend to see that the old 100 year wooden homes are the ones that survive the storms the best , even better than modern brick homes built to strict codes. That is because the building materials back then were superior. A 2x4 actually measured 2x4 inches, not 1.5x3.5.
And they are not fingerjointed/glued every few feet like modern timber. My sister's home is directly on the beach at about the 10 minute mark and is wood only and seems to be relatively unscathed. They had carpenters that didn't cut corners and they used quality materials.
Cinderblocks can be strong if rebar is placed in the holes and then the holes are poured solid with concrete. But that is extremely cost prohibitive and no one does that.
There is an old Antebellum home near me named Albania plantation. Civil war troops camped there on the property. I has withstood many many hurricanes. I was in the attic once and there wasn't a single nail. Only huge wooden dowels connecting the beams. And the joints between the beams were like a Z or lightening bolt, not just a regular tenon like you see on a log cabin.
Design and construction methods are more important. A properly built wooden structure can be every bit as strong or stronger as something like concrete, and much stronger than cinderblock. You are relying on that small thin mortar joint to hold all of those cinderblocks together. It's not a design for strength. There is nothing to interlock them like there is on centermatch or tongue and groove wooden walls. Sadly, even if you are willing to pay for it, you just can't find timber like the old growth used in so many older buildings. Newer lumber is younger and weaker, much less growth rings etc. That's why there is always a premium paid for reclaimed lumber from very old buildings, it's old growth strong, larger nominal dimension timber.
@@saintsfan7991 I guess I used cinder block too broadly. My beach house is built on pored concrete rebar reinforced columns with prefab rebar reinforced floors and ceilings. It stands after every hurricane. The building codes are abysmal in LA and Insurance coverage should just be refused until otherwise. People here are using asphalt shingles and regular sheething FFS.
@@saintsfan7991 Unfortunately a lot of this damage is caused by the debris from other properties. Even for the most sturdy buildings all it takes is a shingle coming off a neighbor's roof and through a window and the pressure seal is broken. The list of changes people should have to make is long, and politically unpopular.
@@ct5625 Yep the debris flying around obviously does a lot of damage also, no doubt. The reality is that I think you can put up hurricane shutters over you windows and board up, take other precautions etc......but if you take a direct hit from a high cat 1 on upwards, you will likely have some damage.
Codes or no codes, engineers or no engineers. how to build or not to build at all. Right now who really cares, taking care of our fellow man and our neighbors is all that matters right now. structural building concerns are for city council meetings way down the road !!!!!
Excellent video, way superior to any others I've watched. Thanks for your outstanding work. It's amazing that some houses look unscathed, while next door were totally destroyed. Hope everybody got out early.
I heard everyone was alive, though. Things can be replaced, people can’t. 🙏🏻
We definitely should not spend any federal money to replace these homes. The hurricanes are coming more frequently bc of climate change and they have more power bc of warmer ocean temps. It’s a waste of resources and eventually nature will take this place. Abandon it now and clean up the mess we left there. Let the ocean do what it’s going to do. Relocate these folks to higher ground .
Global Warming/ Climate Change: Ozone Layer Part II is a farce and a government slush fund so they can tax you to change the weather.
Meaning killing our energy industry as India and China continue to gain momentum
And wake me up when Obama and the rest of the liberals sell their waterfront property.
@@SleepyTom2165 EXACTLY
I came over to give a like and comment. I watched this on Face Book last night. Simply heartbreaking.
Amazing drone and an amazingly skilled pilot. Kudos to you! A sad sight but you showed the real effects of the storm and Mother Nature.
Oh my goodness, this is heartbreaking! I live in Louisiana and remember going fishing in Grand Isle with my family and to see this devastation is just completely heart wrenching. 🙏🙏🙏
Awesome video, thanks for documenting the destruction! It looks like metal roofs fared better than felt shingles, I'm sure the insurance companies will make many assessments from this catastrophe. So odd that some buildings appeared to remain intact among others that were completely destroyed. I hope that you can also film the same areas in a year or so, to chart the progress of reconstruction efforts.
I was in south FL during Andrew and entire neighborhoods that were once lined with homes were gone. It took time, but they rebuilt and I have faith Louisiana will too. God bless you all and be safe.
I appreciate it. I remember Andrew. I didn't evaluate for Andrew or any of them. This one tore us a new one if you know what I mean. Nearly lost everything. Except ourselves. An object can be replaced. Lives can't. We have each other working together down here in Lafourche Parish. It's rough. This is the worst hurricane I've ever been through. I wasn't around for hurricane Betsy. But, The ones that stayed for Betsy are saying that Ida was the worst they ever been through. We're rebuilding in process. Supplies are limited. But, we're taking it a day at a time. Much respect for y'all in Florida and others around the world
Interesting. The Single-wides and Double-wides with braces up and over the roofs seem to be intact in many cases. I wonder if that is even allowed anymore. It sure seems effective.
Perhaps we should incorporate this design with pilings up to 2nd floor roof line in future builds/retrofits.
I think you’re looking at a couple lucky exceptions while a lot of the now vacant lots you see used to be raised trailers
@@nc818 anything with the roof slant not facing due South got f’d and the way the worst of storms aim that way should all be built in a defensive posture
@@freespeech9516 did not know what looking for what are pilings?
It's trashed down there. I like how trolls come on these threads and say it's not that bad. Nooo, just more powerful (in wind and longevity) than Katrina that's all smh
Finally a great video! I spent a week at the State Park last year ( from Wisconsin) and was chased out by Hurricane Zeta. LOVED the area! So many places I wondered about. This is heartbreaking.
I’m noticing while watching these drone videos is that some houses look perfectly fine while the houses next to them are completely damaged.
Built to withstand hurricanes. You can see how they're built differently on some youtube videos.
Its called "Building Codes" & they change over years
Building codes. The moment any type of air breaks into a house and it blowing 140mp, the house will eventually start tearing apart under pressure. New building codes include a airtight sealing around the house.
@@joshb3867 We're going to Build Back Better as Byedon said.
Yes, that happens due to variances on height and build strength.
One half foot of surge height can make the difference between flood damage and total destruction
Power of nature is awesome and destructive. Thanks for excellent video!
It was the strangest feeling...my eyes were playing tricks on me the whole time that I was looking at hundreds and hundreds of smashed doll houses!
So sorry for everyone's loss!!
Thank you so much for this.😥
Wow... !!! My best friend, It's always great. I wish you every day of your development. Have a happy day!
Thank you for this Drone footage. The first fly over Touro lane . All the camps but two are left. Must have been an tornado from ida thst wiped them all out. My dad's camp now is in camanada bay. Ole camp will be missed😭
So sad to see so many homes destroyed. So glad to see many homes that survived with minimal damage. Hopefully, as homes are rebuilt, what appears to have survived well will be followed, so no one had to completely lose their home ever again.
My hometown in S Louisiana was the bullseye until the last minute when #hurricaneida turned some 20-30 miles East putting us on the Western side which is "weaker" side. Whole we had some minimal damage and power was lost for less than 24 hours (mostly), our thoughts and prayers go out to our friends, family, and neighbor's "down da bayou" and to our East. There by a couple of miles go we.
So sad we love youuuuuu grand isle our favorite vacation place for our October vacations the residents make you feel at home stay strong have Fath we love are are all praying for you in Indiana IF THEIR IS ANYTHING WE CAN DO WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TOO MAKE IT HAPPEN FROM THE HOOSIER STATE
@Jeff Meece-Thank you!!!
IT'S interesting how many homes with metal roofs made it though the high winds with little damage. That's something to look into, when rebuilding!
I noticed the same thing!
That must be the new standard because it seems the roofs and whatever else they did enabled those homes to fare better.
@@MsRedsphere Homes built with insulated concrete forms (ICF), like Fox Blocks, maintain their integrity during the high winds of a tornado. Insulating concrete forms can withstand winds of over 200 mph. ... Utilizing Fox Block ICFs for tornado-resistant construction can maintain a home's integrity during a strong tornado event. maybe it be useful for hurricane because there winds speeds are similar
When we built a home on the coast of Florida in the 90s, they had lots of building codes because of the hurricanes. Our home was block stucco. When the roof was put on, they had what is called straps that would connect the roof to the tie beam. That way your roof didn't blow off during a bad hurricane. We went through 2 while living there 25 yrs on the gulf coast. I think the worse was 100 mile per hour winds.
I have seen metal roofs in my area peeled open by the wind like a sardine can, so I never considered them before - but this video is a pretty good advert for a metal roof
Thanks!
It kinda reminds me about the story of the 3 little pigs,....no,...actually it reminds me of Hurricane Katrina,...alot of widespread flooding and damage,...Thanks so much for posting, mate,..😱😱😱
I visited here the weekend before last. I had no idea as to the size of the place. Everyone was really hospitable. Prayers
It seems like the the structures with metal roofs are the ones that made it through the hurricane in the best condition.
Metal roofs are the way to go.
Whoever built that deck at 1:01 should be proud.
thought the same thing.
Amazing footage.
Aftermath (This is where I worked after Gustav and during Ike) It's crazy how some of the houses look untouched then right by it, demolished to the foundations... When we were working down there to secure the area, we could not find the roads, they were covered in sand, we just kind of drove along the telephone poles...
Thank you for these videos! Is there any chance you will be heading to the Leeville (between Golden Meadow and Port Fouchon) and/or the area near the Pointe-Aux-Chenes marina? We have friends in both areas and can find no information on their homes and camps. I’ll share your existing videos and am on the way to donate. Truly appreciate all you’ve done!
I have some video from Leeville already posted.
Any chance you could make this happen for port fourchon right next door?
I was watching live footage as the storm hit here. There was a camera fixed 10 feet above the ground on some structure. It was insane to see the surge and wind slowly get worse and worse. Then before the camera lost broadcast it was almost completely submerged in the storm surge, I’ve never see something like that.
This hurricane is just about as bad as they get for the Atlantic. Not to mention all the damaged it caused yesterday along the northeastern coast. Created several large tornadoes and historic flooding there.
Ida will be in many meteorology textbooks in the future, a truly intense case study.
I'm more surprised at the number of houses that appear more or less untouched than the number that are completely destroyed. With the right materials and methods you can build a house that will take a very serious beating.
Hard to wrap one's mind around so much devastation. Harder to believe people will choose to rebuild in this area.
We're in progress of rebuilding. This is home
@@djboy2712 True enough. The old adage: Home is where the heart is" rings true. Hope your rebuilding goes well.
@@greylance473 I appreciate it. Supplies are limited. But, taking it one day at a time. Gotta start from scratch. Lost everything. But, it can be replaced. A life can't. Much respect to you out there
Looks like there were homes built better than others in a cat 4 - A good thing looking forward.
It's rained a lot here this year too.
Almost 4.5" at Sky Harbor International Airport so far.
LG in the Big AZ baby.
I would like to see some before and after pics. Thanks for sharing these.
Try google maps and it's streetview for comparison.
This is heartbreaking to see. I miss everyone there. I camped every summer there for 30+ years. I lost my camper for IDA. It's so depressing and heartbreaking.
Thank God and we are so glad to see you are OK. Thank you for taking us on that journey that fateful day. All we can say is God is good, because when we prayed for you He was faithful to answer. You both are such good people, for that we are truly grateful. We pray for restoration for all those that have suffered any loss, small or great, Heavenly Father, please restore them, in Jesus’s mighty name.
@@colincarrpinter8475 Really. Confirmation bias and stupidity reigns. There is no god, only Mother Nature.
Yes, thank you Lord for once again taking everything we have!
I dont believe in God that way but as a spiritual entity. Hurricanes are cool and fascinating storms.
imagine how many peoples lives have been changed
And it will be changed again and again and again until they quit building in flood prone areas
These are mostly camps.
It is going to take years before GI gets back to where it was. I can see a homeowner taking what insurance money they can get, and then selling the property. It just gets old after a while. Louisiana gets a lot of hurricanes, and GI will get another and then another.
So much destruction but I know they will build back!! My best friend has a camp on chickpea across from the play ground on the corner. I was just down there for Teflon and was coming back this week. Thank you for the video. Can you possibly do one street by street? I saw the fire station but couldn't see any further down that street. Again thanks!!
Are the people that stayed behind on Grand Isle ok?? Excellent footage, by the way !!
Yeah most of them go to the fema built multiplex center during the storm
@WXChasing, I knew there were several fire fighters that stayed. Did they make it out ok too?? Sending tons of love and prayers to all affected and thank you guys for putting your lives on the line, so we could see what was going on, minute by minute. I watched hours of your live !!! 🙏❤
@@tinachristine7966 the firefighters are still there the station was also built by fema and is extremely solid it’s right next to the multiplex you can see it with the round red roof
Grandmother lived on Grand Isle, spent many summers there, I remember they had an old bridge that hurricane Betsy partly destroyed. They built a new bridge and the old one was used for fishing, hang a lantern down at night, catching fish, good memories.
This has got to be so helpful finding people that still need help.
Great footage, I know many residents and camp owners will be grateful for this close up view. Just wondering if you happened to get any footage of the neighborhood on the other side of the bridge before you cross to the main island? Just north of the bridge. I know some people are wondering what the details of that side look like too. We have seen some aerial shots from a helicopter but nothing close to what you’ve gotten with your drone. Thanks again for showing us this.I know everyone appreciates your time and effort.
That was where the eastern parts of the inner eyewall hit. Not looking so good.
Great job with the drone footage! Did you speak to anyone who refused to leave Grand Isle before Ida?
Yes, multiple people.
@@WxChasing I hope they are okay
We stayed there last Christmas. Is the Starfish restaurant still there?
@@Stellor72 23:05
@@WxChasing Wow, that’s some stubborn Louisiana stock for ya.
Gotta love em
Excellent drone video. Thanks! It could be a commercial for metal roofs. Did the state park pier survive? I didn’t see it in the video.
The oceans will always conquer and try to reclaim the land. As painful as it is to consider, given the state of the climate and weather patterns, perhaps Grand Isle shouldn't be reinhabited. Aerials footage will show how the land is shrinking over the last several seasons. Heartbreaking for sure.
Grand Isle is a vacation spot for rich people who like to fish. Very few people actually live there.
@@jdl2180 more people live there than you think. My former daughter-in-law lives there with her daughter. They evacuated, but don't hold out much hope that there will be a home to come back to. 🙁
@@jdl2180 I don't consider 730 very few!
Beach erosion is a problem everywhere not just grand isle. And a lot of the new construction that was builtt to withstand hurricanes worked. The island serves several purposes and will always be inhabited as long as we are here
The land is marsh and swamp. Humans will always lose against nature. New Orleans is a swamp. People try to drain swampland. Impossible to do. Yes, the land is sinking more and more by the minute. It will all go back to its original state of marsh and bayou, that's the way God intended it to be anyway. I was born and raised in La, God had shown my visions of what I see with this aerial view. I currently live in Slidell. I pray for Louisiana #marshland
3:09 that was my camp the big hole in the ground and 1 palm tree. It was my step-dads camp before me, it was built in the 60's sadly we left all the photo albums in it when ida struck. its all gone. I cant believe it.
THANKS
Praying for the people of Louisiana
I think the state of Louisiana needs to think long and hard about allowing people to rebuild in these areas that are continually being hit by these hurricanes. Or at the least they need it up there building codes. All of those houses should be on cement pillars and be built out of cement. You can tell the houses that are newer and have been built to a higher standard they’re still there most of the houses I suspect are old and flimsy constructed. This looks more like Japan after an earthquake than the United States
So sorry for this community. We moved off a barrier island in Florida and went a couple miles inland after the endless 2005 hurricane season. When I see damage like this I don't regret that decision one bit.
Sending prayers to all
Breaks my heart to see Grand Isle this way 💔
Awesome !!!
I am very thankful where I live “ Dawson Creek British Columbia “. The only thing we have to deal with is cold winters. Nothing that a parka won’t fix.🇨🇦 my ❤️ goes out to these people 🙁
You mean there's no fires by you in
B.C? Interesting.
I have a son stationed there, I wish you had flown by the Coast Guard base. Would love to know if he still has a home.
All that sand...everywhere! I believe I heard someone say on the radio it's gonna take a least a year to get everything cleaned up. But I know the residents and camper owners are gonna help bring that island back.
Do these houses have any codes to adhere to? Eg roofs tied down so not to blow off. We have some places in Australia where certain rules are in place for areas subject to huge winds called cyclones, in our region of the world. Stay safe all.
Prayers for everyone!
Wow. So many houses just gone.
Ed1. Curious, what is the structure with green roofing and why did that survive?
If it is the one around the 30 minute mark sitting out in the open…I looked it up on the Parish GIS. The satellite view was from 2018, and it wasn’t shown. So it was built in the last couple of years and to the current code. Codes get more strict with every edition. In hurricanes, coastal buildings are especially vulnerable to undermining by rushing water and vulnerable to poor roof to wall connections. These houses are on pilings, so that would help with the first. This roof did not fail, so the connections and other structural detailing was well done.
what’s the time stamp for the building you’re talking about
@@erinn1045 I think she means the one at 29:35 - ?
I’ve never seen so much destruction as widespread as Ida.
Dorian at Abaco Island was ten times as bad as this.
17:06 house with the red porch looks untouched and house RIGHT BEHIND it demolished.
Thanks for the footage. Good for historical records. Structural and civil engineers can learn from the great details in this video.
Any rebuilds must have steel roofs. So many steel roofs intact or only partially damaged. Also roofs shouldn't have much, if any, "overhang" as that just provides leverage for hurricanes to try to lift the roof off the house.
Not sure anyone wants to rebuild there with the ongoing climate crisis though. Beautiful place to live but might have to concede it back to mother nature unfortunately.
Do I have permission to use snips of this video on an Instagram reel to raise awareness for Grand Isle? I will
Make sure to give credit to this account and we will be posting about the various ways to donate and contribute to Grand Isle
You need to go back in a few months then maybe very year. The recovery will look great. Just fly the same course for comparison. Just a thought. Great flying
God I love reading the comments Why would someone want to live there.
Why would someone want to live in a earthquake zone?
How much warning do you get from a earthquake versus a hurricane??
some of the newer houses on stilts made it thru. thats actually a good sign because you know people will be back to build again. some of those shacks didnt stand a chance thos.. crazy how many beds are in some of those homes. hope no one pulled a captain dan
I hope 🤞 that nobody got hurt or killed or injured 🤕 during the hurricane rip 🪦
Those people who lost there life’s during the 2021 hurricane dude 😢😭😭😢
What drone are you using?
My heart goes out to these people. When Mother Nature give you an eviction notice there is no recourse. And she will come knocking again. The government should buy these people out and turn Grand Isle into a bird sanctuary.
so sad, but i noticed one thing metal roofs withstood the winds. i lived in florida so i have lived thru hurricans. but so sad.
I live in Mississippi too. If a hurricane doesn’t get you a tornado 🌪 will. These people have nothing left. It’s terrible!
Where are all the people doing cleanup? Have they been evacuated and banned from the Island for now, to return later? It was so odd to not see a single person. Unless I just missed them.
This is so terrible for the people who actually live here. My former daughter-in-law and her daughter live on the island and my heart hurts for her, knowing she likely doesn't have a home to come back to. 🙁
It is amazing that there seem to be houses that are unscathed. Is it construction method or just luck?
Both, but mostly luck
How will they ever clean all that up? And is it even worth rebuilding there?
I was thinking that the restaurant in the beginning looked like it lucked out but how did the asphalt get pushed up in the parking area. Then I realized it was sand and then it showed the whole inside was gone.
I can't help to wonder. Did anyone decide to stay?
May God bless these families give them strength to cope with this destruction 🙏
I'm am amazed at how many structures actually survived pretty much intact and ones all around them are wiped out. Somebody must be living right.
Louisiana lacks strong building codes, but some folks saw fit to build to higher standards
@@FLSeahorse I agree. some homes were obviously stronger
Excellent video but SLOW DOWN!!!!! Hard to see details at 30mph.
I was able to play the video at 50% speed using my phone and it enabled better viewing.
My prayers are with Louisiana
OMG! The winds must have been horrible even the asphalt was lifted up and tossed!!!! God help those who lost so much.
Water not wind.
A critical analysis of the houses that look untouched in the middle of those swept away. THAT is what your building standard should be. We see a similar thing in fire areas in California. Some houses survive .. WHY ! A tragedy. Peace.
That's a regular thing - I knew a structural engineer who was part of a team that did forensic analysis after Andrew.
I'm a bit surprised at how well the mobile homes held together.
I know right that blows my mind. Really surprised they were allowed so close to the ocean
Amen and Amen
A lot of those homes are just gone even though they were built up. Wonder how high the surge was there.
5-10 feet I believe
I hope no one stayed and tried to ride out the storm. Utter devastation. The footage is excellent to give an idea of the destruction.
A few people did and Im proud of them.