Hurricane Michael: Aerial Video of Destruction in Mexico Beach, Florida

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(CBS News) Aerial video shows the destruction left by Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida. The town took a direct hit when the hurricane made landfall. CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion joined CBSN from Panama City, Florida, with the latest.

 

FEMA: Mexico Beach, Florida Took the Brunt of Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael roared ashore Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane near Mexico Beach, Florida rendering the city nearly unrecognizable.

Entire blocks of homes near the coast were washed away, leaving nothing but concrete slabs in the sand. Rows and rows of other homes were smashed to pieces, crunched to the ground or leaning at odd angles.

Mexico Beach – Many Homes Destroyed

A reporter and a photojournalist from the Tampa Bay Times ventured to Mexico Beach before dawn Thursday, finding the town of about 1,000 almost impassable. They reported seeing many destroyed homes, some with staircases leading to doors suspended 10 feet in the air with nothing on the other side, and entire structures washed away.

Refrigerators and toilets and piles of soggy furniture were strewn across properties. CBS affiliate WJAX reported that parts of Mexico Beach looked like a bomb went off, with debris from businesses, homes and boats strewn about.

Amid the wreckage, the crew spotted survivors — people who rode out the storm. One couple was looking for their mother’s portable oxygen machine. Another man was shining a flashlight from his balcony as alarms sounded and fires burned.

Hundreds of People Rode Out the Hurricane

The town was under a mandatory evacuation this week as the storm approached the coast. But some people were determined to ride out the hurricane. Authorities said that 285 people in the city refused to leave.

A National Guard team found 20 survivors there overnight and more crews were working through the wreckage on Thursday. |  See the full story here… cbsnews.com

 

Social Media Comments:

Earlier today: President @realDonaldTrump, joined by Homeland Security @SecNielsen, listens as @FEMA_Brock briefs reporters on the expected impact of Hurricane Michael on Florida and the Southeastern United States.

Follow @fema for hurricane updates. pic.twitter.com/Qpd8e5yfmd

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 10, 2018

 

Aerial footage shows devastation along the Florida Panhandle's coastline a day after Hurricane Michael made landfall. https://t.co/SjuhFw7OzI pic.twitter.com/LJCU4V1zcd

— ABC News (@ABC) October 12, 2018

 

Across the web:

Hurricane Michael rips apart Florida towns, seven dead PORT ST. JOE, Fla. (Reuters) – Dazed Florida residents picked through the wreckage left by Hurricane Michael on Thursday after the near-record-force storm tore apart coastal towns and was blamed for seven deaths. Michael smashed into Florida’s northwest …

 

Florida’s Panhandle grapples with loss of power, damaged homes in trail of Hurricane Michael Residents of Florida’s Panhandle on Thursday struggled to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael, which left hundreds of thousands of people without power and some communities devastated by the storm’s intense winds and coastal floods.

 

Hurricane Michael devastation in Panama City, Florida seen in drone video, photos As dawn broke over Panama City, Florida on Thursday, the stunning scope of Hurricane Michael’s rampage began to come into view, a sprawl of almost unimaginable destruction wrought by the third-most powerful hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland in recorded …

 

Trump declares state of emergency as Hurricane Michael leaves Georgia battered President Donald Trump declared a federal state of emergency in Georgia, the White House said Thursday, as Hurricane Michael left a trail of destruction across the state. The action allows Georgia to tap into a slate of federal resources, including money …

 

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