October 13, 2018
By Pam Wright
Hurricane Michael (click here) carved swaths of devastation as it made landfall on the Florida Panhandle
At least 17 deaths have been blamed on the hurricane.
Water rescues were needed in Virginia as Michael's deluge prompted flash flood emergencies.
The search continued Saturday for victims of Hurricane Michael, a day after a body was discovered on Mexico City Beach, the Florida town nearly obliterated by the storm that brought destruction and death across large swaths of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia.
At least 17 deaths have been blamed on the powerful storm – eight in Florida, three in North Carolina, one in Georgia and five in Virginia.
That number is almost certain to rise in the coming days, Miami Fire Chief Joseph Zahralban, leader of a search-and-rescue unit, told the Associated Press.
"We have one confirmed deceased and are working to determine if there are others," said Zahralban, who added that searchers were trying to determine if that person had been alone or was part of a family.
Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long says he expects to see the death toll rise. Says Long: "We still haven't gotten into the hardest-hit area."...
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