HURRICANE MICHAEL: Strongest Hurricane to ever hit Florida Panhandle. Recovery and Rescue Ongoing . Apocalyptic Damage!

Mexico beach Facebook page made me sick. So many people stayed and are missing. Even some in the pictures of whole buildings that are gone. Rustic Palms RV and campground had so many people who stayed in trailers.

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I've been in the eye of a hurricane before. Yes, it looks just like that. No wind, blue skies, then it starts all over again except blowing from other direction.

Just had a brief power outage here in Augusta area, lots of rain and wind.

I have 7 neighbors plus me who have a livable house in my area of over 150 or so in New Bern so don't let a name thing get you down, things can get way worse, and in my situation they did. It's so bad I refuse to ride around and look at everything still, I feel so bad for everyone but what can I do?

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News crews ride along with Cajun Navy as they rescue 22 people, including a couple who with their 2 young children had just walked 14 miles.

11-year-old confirmed dead after 'freak accident’ during Hurricane Michael

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Cajun Navy is far, far, far braver & more efficient than either FEMA or the Red Cross (which actually charges the people it helps at high interest rates.) TX victims from the previous disaster said the local churches who were there from the start treated them far better, gave them personal care items (confiscated immediately by the Red Cross) and fed them higher quality food.

Real issue is that provisions need to be made well in advance all across the USA to evacuate the disabled WITH their pets in times of disaster. I once called the State of NV and was told emergency services would offer rides to those without the means if tragedy ever struck.

At least with the many casinos there's plenty of convention space for rescue operations. FL and other states need to offer the same.

“Honestly, if I had known it was going to be a Cat-4 storm, I would have thought twice about being out here,” he said calmly. “But as it turns out, it’s no problem at all.

“By the time it had gotten up to a Category 4, there was no way to get off the island. I was going to sit out a Cat-2 storm, but by the time it reached Cat-4, it was too late.

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All homes that survived need to be studied

This really was a cat 5 looking at the damage in Mexico beach. It looks like a f4 tornado went through.

there's evidence of damage to brick structures, typically that means cat 5