Residents affected by Hurricane Michael are still dangerous to return home.

Residents affected by Hurricane Michael states are too dangerous to return home, federal officials warn.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with those who just experienced one of the most destructive hurricanes this country has seen since 1851,” Brock Long, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told reporters while coordinating relief efforts in Washington. “Rest assured that not only am I doing everything I can, but FEMA's dedicated staff are doing everything they can to relieve pain and suffering as quickly as possible.”

Emergency teams focus on restoring communications and transportation. But Long said that debris and destruction after a hurricane in some areas do not allow local residents to return home, and gas pipelines and power lines are still damaged.

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“It’s still not safe to come back, especially in Bay County, Florida,” Long said. “There’s no infrastructure there to support you and, frankly, it’s a dangerous area to come back to.”

The hurricane destroyed homes and businesses along the coast.

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In Panama City, Agueda Sánchez and her son Victor used sweeping debris in their family bakery using a tree branch.

“This place is our livelihood,” Victor Sanchez said. “This is how we pay our bills.”

La Fuente bakery was part of a small shopping center. Hurricane Michael ripped the roof off most of the complex, scattering bricks and office trash.

“I don’t know if they’ll rebuild,” Victor Sanchez said. “It depends on the owners and insurance.”

Agueda Sanchez said that the family business was opened about 13 years ago, and now everything has been lost.

“Maybe we’ll have to look for another place, I don’t know,” she said.

Kevin Yeskey, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, said that four hospitals and 11 retirement homes in Florida are closed on Friday, while everyone in Georgia works.

In Panama City, Bay Medical Sacred Heart Hospital and the Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center have evacuated patients, but provide medical care to those who are admitted to the emergency room.

US Secretary of Health and Social Services Alex Azar has declared an emergency in Georgia and Florida. This will make payments for beneficiaries and providers of Medicare and Medicaid more flexible.

Those returning to the affected areas are asked to consult with health and emergency services, as well as wearing boots, eye protection and gloves.

“A lot of places aren’t safe to go back to,” Duxie said.

The Coast Guard rescued 129 people and one animal and helped transport the 142 patient from a nursing home to a safe haven at Pensacola Hospital.

The Coast Guard continues to assess damage in the Bay Districts. Ports in Pensacola and Cedar Key have reopened. But the port of Panama City, Florida, remained closed, as did the ports in Wilmington and Morehead City, North Carolina.

The Red Cross has 1000 trained staff heading to the area. In the Salvation Army, there are 48 mobile kitchens, each of which can provide 1500 meals per day.

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