Shocking drone footage shows devastation of Hurricane Michael, including battered Tyndall Air Force base, as death roll rises to 12 and 1.3 MILLION struggle 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 12 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 1.2million people remain without power and it is unclear when it will be restored to the area
By VALERIE EDWARDS
DAILYMAIL.COM
12 October 2018
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 12 people have been killed across four different states.
As Michael moves away from land, now downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, emergency workers have switched gears from emergency to recovery mode.
They are now working on finding anyone who may have been swept away by the floods and putting those who survived the terrifying storm back in their homes.
It will be many weeks before power is restored to some areas and the full cost of the damage is unknown.
Among those killed was an 11-year-old girl who was hit in the head when a car port next door to her grandparents house came crashing down onto it, hitting her in the head and also injuring her grandmother.
A fire fighter in Virginia lost his life when another vehicle lost control on the highway and crashed into his engine.
In Florida, a 44-year-old man died in his wife’s lap when they were both crushed by a falling oak tree.
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