‘This is as bad as it gets’: Shocking aerial footage shows devastation of Hurricane Michael as death roll rises to 13 and 1.5 MILLION are left with no power

‘This is as bad as it gets’: Shocking aerial footage shows devastation of Hurricane Michael as death roll rises to 13 and 1.5 MILLION are left with no power

  • Drone footage shows Mexico Beach, Florida, a small beachfront community, nearly destroyed from the storm
  • Other drone footage shows destruction at the Tyndall Air Force base in Florida, including an overturned plane 
  • At least 13 people have been killed since Hurricane Michael touched down in Florida, officials confirmed  
  • Five people were killed in Virginia including four who were swept away by rising flood waters 
  • A firefighter was also killed when another vehicle slammed into his engine on the highway on Thursday 
  • More than 1.5million people remain without power and it is unclear when it will be restored to the area  

Devastating aerial footage has laid bare the extent of Hurricane Michael’s wrath in Florida’s Panhandle, with entire beach communities wiped out by the historic storm.

Mexico Beach, a small town with around 1,000 residents, took the brunt of the monster hurricane on Wednesday afternoon and is now barely recognizable.

The storm also caused ‘catastrophic’ damage to Tyndall Air Force Base which sits between Panama City and Mexico Beach.

More than 1million people are without power and at least 13 people have been killed across four different states.

FEMA Administrator Brock Long said on Friday morning that the number was expected to rise.’I expect the fatality count to rise today and tomorrow as we get through the debris,’ he said.

President Trump gave a somber assessment of the situation on Twitter, writing: ‘People have no idea how hard Hurricane Michael has hit the great state of Georgia.’ He will visit Georgia and Florida next week, he said.

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