Florida officials fear Michael’s death toll will rise
So far, one body has been found in
Crews with dogs went door-to-door Saturday in
Michael made landfall Wednesday as a Category 4 hurricane with 155 mph winds (249 kph) and heavy storm surge. The tally of lives lost across the South stood at 15, including the victim found in the rubble of
"Everything is time consuming," said Capt.
More roads were passable along the storm-ravaged coast as crews cleared downed trees and power lines, but traffic lights remained out and there were long lines at the few open gas stations.
About 4,000 members of
Schools will stay closed indefinitely, a hospital halted operations and sent 200 patients to hospitals elsewhere in
"Everybody just needs to help each other right now," Scott said after meeting with emergency responders in the
"You feel sorry for people," Scott said. "They might have lost their house. They worry about their kids getting into school. You know, people don't sit and have a whole bunch of extra money in the bank just waiting for a disaster."
Some residents were packing up and getting as far away as they could.
Jeff and
"We're getting our stuff and we're going," said
Michael was one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever make landfall in the
"I lost everything," Morales said. "But I made it."
How many others were not so fortunate was still not clear. By one count, state officials said, 285 people in
One who did,
"I'm the idiot that rode it out here in this place," said Blackwell, 65, sweat dripping from his face. He doesn't plan to leave; he wants to protect his home from looters.
Emergency officials said they've received thousands of calls asking about missing people, but with cellphone service out across a wide area, they found it impossible to know who among those unaccounted for were safe but just unable to dial out to friends or family.
Authorities have set up distribution centers to dole out food and water to victims. They've also set up a triage tent to treat residents stepping on nails and cutting themselves on debris.
President
Trump spoke with
"We are with you!" he tweeted.
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