MEXICO BEACH: The loss of life toll from Hurricane Michael has risen to at least 17 with fears it might proceed to climb Saturday as search-and-rescue teams scour the particles of the Florida town that bore the brunt of the monster hurricane.
"Mexico Beach is devastated," Florida Governor Rick Scott said of the town the place Michael made landfall as a Category four hurricane on Wednesday.
"It's like a bomb went off," Scott said as he toured the town of one,000 folks on the Gulf of Mexico. "It's like a war zone."
Rescue teams have been the usage of sniffer canine in Mexico Beach on Friday to seek for victims who is also buried beneath the rubble in the debris-strewn neighborhood.
US media later reported one loss of life in the town an elderly guy discovered alone, in keeping with Mayor Al Cathey. Officials said his body used to be discovered loads of yards from his home.
Brock Long, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), warned that he expected the toll to upward thrust.
"I hope we don't see it climb dramatically but I have reasons to believe we still haven't got into some of the hardest hit areas," he said.
Dozens of buildings in Mexico Beach houses, stores and restaurants have been lifted off their foundations through hurricane surge and 155 miles in keeping with hour (250 kph) winds and moved loads of feet inland or smashed to bits.
"Very few people live to tell what it's like to experience storm surge," Long said. "Storm surge causes the most amount of loss of life."
'Sticks' - State officers said Mexico Beach used to be beneath necessary evacuation orders however some residents decided to stay and take a look at to trip out the hurricane.
"You hope that somehow at the last minute a bunch of people got up and left or went somewhere else," Florida Senator Marco Rubio advised CNN.
Bob Tenbrunson, a Mexico Beach retiree, rode out the hurricane at his daughter's space in nearby Panama City and returned to survey the wear to his home.
"I was going to stay here until it turned to a Cat 4," he said. "So I adopted the necessary evacuation order and left with my wife.
"Luckily we did not get a surge," Tenbrunson said of his home. "I've got two timber on the roof and a couple of holes on the roof. I have been looking to patch it up the best I will be able to."
The remainder of Mexico Beach did not fare as well, and most beachfront houses, restaurants and stores have been obliterated through the hurricane.
"I spent my existence financial savings and retirement to stay here so I will be able to't sell it now," Tenbrunson said. "I just must be hopeful that (the town) might be rebuilt and stuck."
Some residents arrived Friday with vehicles or shifting trucks, hoping to get better as many personal effects from their splintered houses as they could.
Others got here with not anything as there used to be not anything left to avoid wasting.
Eight deaths from the hurricane were reported in Florida, five in Virginia, one in Georgia and three in North Carolina.
The two deaths in North Carolina passed off in McDowell County when a car struck a tree that had fallen throughout a street, officers said.
Hundreds of hundreds of folks remain without electricity in Florida, Georgia and Virginia, and officers say it might be weeks earlier than power is fully restored.
Trump to visit - President Donald Trump said he planned to visit Florida and Georgia.
"People have no idea how onerous Hurricane Michael has hit the great state of Georgia," Trump tweeted. "I will be visiting both Florida and Georgia early next week. We are working very onerous on each and every space and each and every state that used to be hit and we are with you!"
Michael used to be essentially the most intense storm to strike the Florida Panhandle since document maintaining started in 1851.
Many of the damaged Florida buildings weren't constructed to withstand a hurricane above the strength of a Category 3 storm on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale.
About five,000 US servicemen have been deployed to assist with relief and recovery efforts, the Pentagon said, the usage of 100 helicopters and 1,800 high-water vehicles.
Tyndall Air Force Base, home to F-22 stealth combatants, suffered intensive harm, in keeping with aerial photos of the coastal facility.
"Mexico Beach is devastated," Florida Governor Rick Scott said of the town the place Michael made landfall as a Category four hurricane on Wednesday.
"It's like a bomb went off," Scott said as he toured the town of one,000 folks on the Gulf of Mexico. "It's like a war zone."
Rescue teams have been the usage of sniffer canine in Mexico Beach on Friday to seek for victims who is also buried beneath the rubble in the debris-strewn neighborhood.
US media later reported one loss of life in the town an elderly guy discovered alone, in keeping with Mayor Al Cathey. Officials said his body used to be discovered loads of yards from his home.
Brock Long, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), warned that he expected the toll to upward thrust.
"I hope we don't see it climb dramatically but I have reasons to believe we still haven't got into some of the hardest hit areas," he said.
Dozens of buildings in Mexico Beach houses, stores and restaurants have been lifted off their foundations through hurricane surge and 155 miles in keeping with hour (250 kph) winds and moved loads of feet inland or smashed to bits.
"Very few people live to tell what it's like to experience storm surge," Long said. "Storm surge causes the most amount of loss of life."
'Sticks' - State officers said Mexico Beach used to be beneath necessary evacuation orders however some residents decided to stay and take a look at to trip out the hurricane.
"You hope that somehow at the last minute a bunch of people got up and left or went somewhere else," Florida Senator Marco Rubio advised CNN.
Bob Tenbrunson, a Mexico Beach retiree, rode out the hurricane at his daughter's space in nearby Panama City and returned to survey the wear to his home.
"I was going to stay here until it turned to a Cat 4," he said. "So I adopted the necessary evacuation order and left with my wife.
"Luckily we did not get a surge," Tenbrunson said of his home. "I've got two timber on the roof and a couple of holes on the roof. I have been looking to patch it up the best I will be able to."
The remainder of Mexico Beach did not fare as well, and most beachfront houses, restaurants and stores have been obliterated through the hurricane.
"I spent my existence financial savings and retirement to stay here so I will be able to't sell it now," Tenbrunson said. "I just must be hopeful that (the town) might be rebuilt and stuck."
Some residents arrived Friday with vehicles or shifting trucks, hoping to get better as many personal effects from their splintered houses as they could.
Others got here with not anything as there used to be not anything left to avoid wasting.
Eight deaths from the hurricane were reported in Florida, five in Virginia, one in Georgia and three in North Carolina.
The two deaths in North Carolina passed off in McDowell County when a car struck a tree that had fallen throughout a street, officers said.
Hundreds of hundreds of folks remain without electricity in Florida, Georgia and Virginia, and officers say it might be weeks earlier than power is fully restored.
Trump to visit - President Donald Trump said he planned to visit Florida and Georgia.
"People have no idea how onerous Hurricane Michael has hit the great state of Georgia," Trump tweeted. "I will be visiting both Florida and Georgia early next week. We are working very onerous on each and every space and each and every state that used to be hit and we are with you!"
Michael used to be essentially the most intense storm to strike the Florida Panhandle since document maintaining started in 1851.
Many of the damaged Florida buildings weren't constructed to withstand a hurricane above the strength of a Category 3 storm on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale.
About five,000 US servicemen have been deployed to assist with relief and recovery efforts, the Pentagon said, the usage of 100 helicopters and 1,800 high-water vehicles.
Tyndall Air Force Base, home to F-22 stealth combatants, suffered intensive harm, in keeping with aerial photos of the coastal facility.
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