Helene
This may be the worst storm in the history of Florida. The wind and the rain does not cause the most damage. It’s the coastal flooding. I just got back from Madeira Beach and it’s like a war zone. Buildings have had complete walls caved in from 6’ ft plus walls of water hit the sides.. there’s 3 to 3 1/2 foot of ocean sand on golf Boulevard that is expected to take doers and pay loaders up to a week to remove working 24 hours a day. The storm surges was 2 to 3 feet higher than any storm surge ever to hit the state of Florida in history. Because most of the causeways are closed, people are using boats to take supplies back-and-forth to residence. They wouldn’t even let people walk over the bridges to get to their homes. We had to hire a boat captain to take us in. Most houses have had 4 to 6 foot of water in them. I would estimate the damages to be in the hundreds of billions if not even a half $1 trillion.
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