Mexico Beach used to be a little beach town of about 1,000 people, popular with vacationing families and retirees. But Michael changed it all, wiping away everything in a stretch of 100 yards or so between the beach and the coastal highway. Wooden beach bungalows that were built without foundations were simply swept away, leaving empty lots. Remnants of everyday life — sinks, washing machines, bikes — are scattered all over the muddy ground. […]
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Florida: Authorities say 11 now dead from Hurricane Michael
By JAY REEVES and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Linda Marquardt rode out Hurricane Michael with her husband at their home in Mexico Beach. When their house filled with surging ocean water, they fled upstairs. Now their home is full of mud and everywhere they look there’s utter devastation in their Florida Panhandle community: fishing boats tossed like toys, roofs lifted off of buildings and pine trees snapped like matchsticks […]





