Concrete slabs were all that was left in some parts of Mexico Beach after the hurricane brought strong winds and storm surge.
Search-and-rescue teams fanned out on Thursday across Mexico Beach to reach trapped people by Michael.
Debris from homes destroyed by Hurricane Michael litters the ground in Mexico Beach.
Aerial photos taken in Mexico Beach show the utter devastation caused by Hurricane Michael on Wednesday.
Rescuers searched the Mexico Beach area on Thursday morning after the hurricane made a direct hit on the small town.
Lee Cathey, 37, Al Cathey, 71, and Charles Smith, 56, survey damage in the coastal township of Mexico Beach.
Boats washed up among the debris of houses in Mexico Beach on Thursday following the devastating hurricane.
Firefighter Austin Schlarb performs a door to door search in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach Thursday.
Jim Bob looks out on the destruction caused as Hurricane Michael passed through the area in Mexico Beach.
Bianna Kelsay was rescued from her home in Mexico Beach on Thursday as crews went door to door looking for people.
People hold hands as they walk amidst destruction in Mexico Beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael.
The coastal township of Mexico Beach lays devastated after the eye of the storm made landfall there on Wednesday afternoon.
Emergency workers Dr. Patricia Cantrell, left, and Ana Kaufmann survey damage at the western edge of town in Mexico Beach.
A woman walks through a destroyed store in Springfield, Florida on Thursday.
Storm damaged boats are seen crowded together in Panama City on Thursday as residents of the Florida Panhandle woke to scenes of devasation.
Buildings were crushed and boats were scattered around in debris in Mexico City.
