The latest news out of Florida is that 46 residents of hard-hit Mexico Beach are still unaccounted for after Hurricane Matthew struck last week:
#Breaking: Mexico Beach city leaders tell us 46 people are still unaccounted for. They are now doing a second sweep of the area. #MexicoBeach #HurricaneMichael #ABCNews pic.twitter.com/B4Ck4MzBGz
— Will Carr (@WillCarr) October 14, 2018
According to reports, 289 adults and 10 children ignored evacuation orders and stayed for the storm:
46 people remain unaccounted Mexico Beach, FL following Hurricane #Michael, officials tell @ABC @WillCarr @TheJaniceMcD. 289 adults and 10 children rode out the storm in Mexico Beach. There has so far been only 1 fatality in Mexico Beach.
— Joshua Hoyos (@JoshuaHoyos) October 14, 2018
This resident told reporters how he saved his paralyzed father by putting him on a mattress that floated through his home:
A harrowing first person account from a survivor or #HurricaneMichael: Mexico Beach locals banding together to survive https://t.co/CirZlNkDTB via @YouTube
— Boyzell Hosey (@zellpic) October 14, 2018
Many who stayed are criticizing FEMA for not doing more in the storm’s aftermath:
No Food, No FEMA: Hurricane Michael’s Survivors Are Furious https://t.co/aSRwi9hFkS via @thedailybeast
— Barbie Latza Nadeau (@BLNadeau) October 14, 2018
“Send a lot more help”:
As @FLGovScott & @FEMA_Brock meet this evening in Tallahassee, some hardy folks in Panama City (where patience is wearing noticeably thin) have a message for them: send a lot more help, now. #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/YLZWwn5FRr
— Troy Kinsey (@TroyKinsey) October 14, 2018
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Mexico Beach was devastated by the storm:
In #MexicoBeach, the debris piles are growing higher by the day #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/Gbqu3IKbun
— Troy Kinsey (@TroyKinsey) October 14, 2018
With the mayor saying an estimated 75% of the city was destroyed:
The mayor of Mexico Beach, Florida says 75% of the city was wiped out from Hurricane Michael. ? pic.twitter.com/3CwVnLj2KO
— Erica Simon (@EricaOnABC13) October 14, 2018
The stories of recovery are, and will continue to be, heartbreaking:
I found a wedding and engagement ring in the debris path in Mexico Beach. We gave to a local sheriff. If you live on 41st and are missing this – it was in the storm surge damage – claim it by contacting the local sheriffs department – PLEASE RETWEET @weathernetwork @Seetvdocs pic.twitter.com/HsgkKbV1o1
— Jaclyn Whittal (@jwhittalTWN) October 11, 2018
Gov. Rick Scott and FEMA director Brock Long toured the area today:
VIDEO: @FLGovScott tours hurricane-ravaged Mexico Beach with @fema director @FEMA_Brock https://t.co/BClboPnayA #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/dSH6r7oKiO
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) October 14, 2018
And President Trump is set to visit both Florida and Georgia tomorrow:
The White House says @POTUS Trump plans to visit Florida and Georgia on Monday to survey damage caused by #HurricaneMichael https://t.co/S44Zn1KGxX
— 1080 KRLD (@KRLD) October 14, 2018
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 11, 2018
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 11, 2018
THERE it is! Neil deGrasse Tyson assigns blame for ‘acts’ that helped spark Hurricane Michael (just guess) https://t.co/gjRYUg0B1M
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 10, 2018
Yikes! Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore had a VERY close call during Hurricane Michael https://t.co/M3cOEogh1R
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 10, 2018
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