Monstrous EIGHTEEN FOOT storm surge swallows Fort Myers and leaves hundreds of families clinging to their rooftops: Record-breaking Hurricane Ian leaves one million without power and sends tsunami of flood water crashing up West Coast

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  Horrifying footage showed wave after wave smash the small city of Fort Myers, swallowing buildings and cars
• It sees the ‘unsurvivable’ torrent of water engulf palm trees in the tropical resort and rip some from their roots 
• The tempest was forced forwards by 155mph winds – only the fifth storm in history to smack land at that speed
• Meanwhile Naples and Sanibel Island were also rocked by the ‘historic’ hurricane, with houses overwhelmed
• Across the state 1,103,460  homes saw blackouts and Ron DeSantis said he expected it to be millions

By EMMA JAMES and ALEX HAMMER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and WALTER FINCH FOR MAILONLINE

Hurricane Ian unleashed devastation on southwest Florida after a 6ft storm surge plowed through Fort Myers destroying houses as water rengulfed two-story properties. 

Horrifying footage showed wave after wave pummel the small city, where an extreme wind warning is currently in effect, swallowing buildings and cars as the monster tempest finally made landfall on Wednesday.

‘This storm is doing a number on the state of Florida,’ the governor said, telling citizens to expect the storm to move through the state today and ‘much of tomorrow.’

Fort Myers was one of the first cities to be battered by Ian, with apocalyptic images from after the initial surge showing homes decimated by its wrath as roads turned into rivers with the tsunami of floodwater.

Meanwhile Naples and Sanibel Island were also rocked by the ‘historic’ hurricane, with houses overwhelmed by water, debris flung through windows and some even ripped from their hinges by historic flooding.

Locals are reporting that hundreds of people in Naples are stranded on their rooftops, with the population of the town being made up mostly of elderly residents. 

A mandatory curfew is now in effect for the city beginning at 10 pm Wednesday night, officials said, as local sheriffs reported that a number of people trapped in their homes and rooftops amid rising water levels. The curfew will expire Thursday morning at 6 am.

In nearby Martin County, the sheriff’s office confirmed one death, after recovering the body of 34-year-old construction worker Cody Dudek face down in the water near Palm City.

As the storm heads north toward central Florida, governors in Virginia and both North and South Carolina have declared a State of Emergency for their respective states in anticipation of damage to come. 

The Florida governor, meanwhile, urged residents who decided to brave the storm to stay in their properties or emergency bunkers while the hurricane blasted the coastline and neared on Category 5.

It comes just days after Cuba was tormented by the vicious hurricane, which left millions of dollars of damage and at least two people dead……..more here

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