It has been nearly a week since Hurricane Michael made landfall
along the Florida Panhandle, yet search crews continued to look through
rubble for any sign of the dozens still missing in the wake of the
devastating storm.
In areas like Mexico Beach and Panama City, many chose to stay in
their homes and ride out the hurricane, and a fraction of them remain
unaccounted for. Friends and family members descended on these towns
after the storm passed, only to find decimated homes and, in many cases,
no sign of their relatives.
Mexico Beach Mayor Al Cathey told ABC News that at least 46 people are still unaccounted for in the coastal town following the storm. In the town of more than 1,100, Cathey said 289 people did not evacuate. So far, two deaths have been confirmed in Mexico Beach.
"Unfortunately there are going to more fatalities than people want to admit," said State Rep. Halsey Beshears, whose district includes several of the counties hammered by Michael. "If you stayed in Mexico Beach, there's no way you could have survived. I think more fatalities are going to show up every day."
At least 19 deaths have been blamed on the powerful storm – nine in Florida, three in North Carolina, one in Georgia and six in Virginia.
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