'Struggling Here With Just Living' In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Michael
Florida's panhandle took the brunt of Hurricane Michael three months ago. Small, beachside communities are just beginning to grapple with the costs and challenges of recovery.
by Greg Allen
Jan 24, 2019
3 minutes
More than three months after Hurricane Michael slammed into Florida's panhandle, communities now are struggling with the storm's financial aftermath. In Mexico Beach, where Michael's 155 mile-per-hour winds flattened more than three-quarters of the homes, just removing the debris threatens to bankrupt the city.
On Highway 98, the beach road, nearly every house on the ocean side is gone. Collapsed home sites and piles of debris wait to be bulldozed away.
Officials say debris removal alone is likely to
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