Recovery Is Slow In The Florida Panhandle A Year After Hurricane Michael
5 years, 3 months ago

Recovery Is Slow In The Florida Panhandle A Year After Hurricane Michael

NPR  

Recovery Is Slow In The Florida Panhandle A Year After Hurricane Michael Enlarge this image toggle caption Greg Allen/NPR Greg Allen/NPR A year after Hurricane Michael slammed Florida's panhandle, communities there are struggling, and rebuilding is slow. When Michael roared through Panama City with winds over 150 miles per hour last October, it ravaged public housing and aging apartment complexes that made up much of the area's affordable housing stock. National Tyndall Air Force Base Still Faces Challenges In Recovering From Hurricane Michael Tyndall Air Force Base Still Faces Challenges In Recovering From Hurricane Michael Listen · 5:37 5:37 "We've got over 30 new building permits that have been issued," says Al Cathey, the mayor of Mexico Beach and owner of the local hardware stores. storm called Hurricane Michael could have a 10-year punitive effect to the recovery of the city of Panama City," the city manager says.

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A tiny Florida beach town is rebuilding after a hurricane. Is it becoming a preserve of the rich?
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A tiny Florida beach town is rebuilding after a hurricane. Is it becoming a preserve of the rich?

LA Times  

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Lessons from Hurricane Michael being applied to Ian recovery
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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Panhandle residents feel forgotten 4 months after hurricane
5 years, 10 months ago

Panhandle residents feel forgotten 4 months after hurricane

Associated Press  

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — It was little more than four months ago that one of the most intense hurricanes ever to make landfall in the continental United States devastated large parts of the Florida Panhandle — recent enough that displaced residents are still living in tents and empty foundations still stand in place of the homes that were ripped from …

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