Hurricane Idalia: Drone footage reveals devastating Florida flooding

Devastating drone footage has revealed the extent of flooding as Hurricane Idalia decimated the town of Steinhatchee, Florida.

The river that runs through the town rose 8 feet on Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service, and flooded the town less than 20 miles from where Idalia made landfall.

Officials urged the 500 residents of the coastal community to evacuate the town on Tuesday (29 August 2023) ahead of the storm surge.

As of 6 pm Wednesday evening, Hurricane Idalia has been downgraded to a tropical storm the National Hurricane Center reports.

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[lowkey]

If you live alongside a coastal river in Florida it's not a major surprise to get flooding with a hurricane making landfall close by.
I'm not unsympathetic to them, I live in Florida near a coastal river and had flooding last year with Ian.
I'm simply stating that this was foreseeable, and that it's something you have to accept as a possibility if you choose to buy a home in such a location.

[scotslassie]

Build your house in a flood zone and goodness me what happens? Yup……

[Thewetrustin]

Find Jesus before it to late the warning are being sent material stuff will rust and go but only you can direct your soul on the right path

[marcuspd]

Houses in are next to coastal river, prone to flooding flooded. How much do the WEF pay you to dramatise normal weather? There was a hurricane 125 years ago there which was twice the wind speed of this one.

[aaronmicalowe]

They laid off all their migrant workers in Florida, so don't need farms. 🤷‍♂

[LeeFall]

Should have traded in that V8 years ago... Atleast now you have lake front property.

[simpleasliam]

That background music is link please lol

[Slipper]

Funny it’s all happening this summer isn’t it 🤬🤬🤬

[royatkin]

Year after year same old flooding insurance government relief .

[xinma]

I want to donate them some beef curry and naan masala mamsla beef the best

[nopretribrapture]

imagine building on land low to sea level that's susceptible to storm serges etc no pity. ..sorry !

[toerag]

W'dya reckon, after years of being the dumped -on shmux Limies, the Yanks are finally catching us up in No 1, Best in Worldness ❤️