Amid wreckage and downed trees, residents worry about fires and congressional gridlock.
Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle, killing 49 people. Many residents still live in temporary housing. By Patricia Sullivan and Patricia Sullivan Reporter covering government, politics and other regional issues in Arlington County and Alexandria Email Bio Follow Joel Achenbach Joel Achenbach Reporter covering science and politics Email Bio April 6 at 7:00 AM MEXICO BEACH, Fla.
Government agencies have cleared the roads and utilities have restored power, water and communications, but thousands of people are still desperate for permanent housing, competing not only with one another for the scarce supply of rental units, but with construction workers who have come into the area.
Residents here wonder if their fellow Americans understand their ongoing struggle. Charitable donations flowing into the area have been modest. The American Red Cross calculated that designated donations for Hurricane Michael victims totaled $35 million through the end of March. Hurricane Florence, which hit the Carolinas one month earlier, drew $64.3 million. Hurricane Irma, which made landfall near Naples, Fla.
A building in Callaway, Fla., destroyed by Hurricane Michael remains in shambles. Al Cathey, the mayor of Mexico Beach, said it’s “beyond my comprehension” how the federal government has failed to pass a disaster bill. Sitting on a pile of drywall outside his hardware store, Cathey surveyed the ravaged landscape.
“On this and previous visits, all but a couple of the people refused to speak with anyone,” a FEMA spokesman said in an email. “What this means is, come Tuesday, about 800 individuals will lose their housing with nowhere to go,” said Griffitts. “All that pine is drying up now. The needles are all brown. Highly flammable,” Karels said. “I worry that we could go from one catastrophic event to another.”A downed tree on a ravaged building in Mexico Beach. The hurricane destroyed 72 million tons of timber. The downed trees also represent a tremendous amount of lost economic security for people who relied on timber as an investment.
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