Viral Videos Show The Heartbreaking Damage From Hurricane Ian On Florida's Gulf Coast

Florida's Gulf Coast got hit hard by Hurricane Ian. Videos of the damage were posted to TikTok by those impacted. The natural disaster almost hit Category 5 and more than 2 million people saw power outages.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference today and said that there are two fatalities, though it is not confirmed if the cause was Ian, however, he continued, it likely is.

From dog rescues to homes completely underwater, the storm did a number on families and properties alike.

One woman posted to the app yesterday receiving 28.3 million views. She was floating in a blow-up pool in the living room of her house alongside her refrigerator.

Another TikTok received 4 million views as it caught a tree uprooting from the ground and falling into their home. You can see people running inside the home and panicking about what had just happened.

Others show animals stranded with nowhere to go and civilians risking their lives to get them back to safety, such as this one account that racked up 2.5 million views on their publication uploaded on September 28.

The couple took a boat out to a car that was completely submerged and a dog was sitting on its hood trying to seek shelter when one woman reached out to grab the puppy by its collar and get it into the vessel.

A group of men also made a sacrifice to save an elderly gentleman who was stuck in his car at a stoplight.

You can see the video on Instagram from Naples, FL, as they force the door open against the gusts of winds and pulled him out, and carried him to safety.

One clip from Fort Myers, FL at 7:30 p.m. (also yesterday) showed even higher inches of water from the natural disaster, at least three-quarters of the way up to a stop sign. The TikTok motions over to a parking lot where you can only see the roof of the cars that were still parked there.

Hours later the same woman updated what the lot looked like, and the flooding was completely gone, but the cars were still in the same spots.

While people realized the hurricane quickly wasn't safe with heavy winds breaking in windows, others saw the opposite effect with the flooding.

In fact, when Ian settled out of certain areas, it completely drained canals in Alligator Point and Tampa Bay.

Governor DeSantis told those listening to his conference today that donating money is more helpful than donating items, as they have plenty of resources.

An authority from the Federal Emergency Management Agency also spoke at the podium and said to not tour areas of damage as many first responders will be heading out there and need access to the roads.

Public officials say to continue to be mindful, as it still is predicted to damage other states along the Atlantic Coast.