Three days after Hurricane Michael unleashed its wrath in the Florida Panhandle, residents in some of the hardest hit areas are growing desperate for food and water.
The storm that smacked Florida’s Panhandle was one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the United States, leaving a trail of destruction stretching as far as Virginia.
On Saturday, emergency crews will continue descending into the coastal cities in the Panhandle, like Mexico Beach, that were wiped out and will try to reach remote areas that were isolated by downed trees and power poles.
I was picking three bale cotton (this week); today it is gone," cotton farmer and state Rep. Clay Pirkle said.
Her husband, Steven Sweet, was killed when an oak tree smashed their home in Gretna, Florida, and landed on top of her husband.
Eight people, including Sweet, have died in Florida.
Five people died in Virginia.
The front door of Bay Medical Sacred Heart in Panama City was boarded up Friday and water service hadn’t been restored but a handmade sign directed patients to the emergency room, which remains operational.
The hospital is staying open receiving patients in an emergency room that is running on generator power.
While there might not be more storms in a warmer climate, most studies show storms will get stronger and produce more rain.