Parts of the panhandle still look like the Category 4 storm hit just yesterday
Nearly six months after Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida panhandle, many people living there are still trying to put their lives back together. The Category 4 storm made landfall last October, killing 43 people. It caused more than $6 billion of damage.
Parts of the panhandle look like the hurricane hit just yesterday, reports CBS News’ Manuel Bojorquez. Some people have not been able to start rebuilding, others simply left. With an estimated 40,000 homes either damaged or destroyed here, the most critical need is housing.
Shelly Summers isn’t just cooking for her family — she feeds 17 men, women and children who live in her backyard, a tent city for those who have nowhere else to go. «They lost their homes and they needed a sense of security and a sense of belonging. That was the biggest thing for me,» Summers said. The hurricane left Lori Hogan and her husband Gino homeless. They were staying in a hotel for a little while but when the money finally ran out, they found a new shelter in Summers’ backyard.
