Question

As the response to Hurricane Michael continues, local and state responders, federal teams and voluntary agencies continue providing assistance to help survivors begin their recovery. Since Michael’s landfall, search and rescue teams from FEMA, the U.S. Coast Guard, National Guard and others, working alongside state responders and volunteers, have completed 152 evacuations, 4,194 rescues/assists, 21,568 shelter in place checks and 2,100 animal assists. More than 27,000 structural assessments were completed in Florida. Sixteen different states are sending support through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. More than 35 missions are active in Florida; there are three missions active in Georgia. Nearly 500 people deployed to assist missions in both states. Additionally, more than 30,000 utility workers from several states are assisting with power restoration missions throughout the impacted areas. Comment.

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Solution –

Hurricanes have been most frequent on the coasts of Florida and Mexico. This has caused a lot of damage and the Hurricane Michael has been no different. The damage caused by Hurricane Michael was the first category 5 Hurricane to hit United States. It is the third most intense Atlantic - Hurricane in terms of pressure to have hit the US. The impact of the hurricane was devastating which caused landfall. The rescue missions were carried out well but the restoration of proper life has not been completed up till date. This leaves a lot of questions on the restoration efforts even though many missions worked to help the cause. A lot many evacuations were carried out but still there were around 75 reported deaths and a loss of $25.1 billion. The hurricane season is now approaching again in 2019 but still the coast of Florida remains torn and almost forgotten.