A couple from Florida was saved thanks to the HELP sign of fallen trees

A Florida couple used fallen trees to spell out the word HELP on the ground outside their home after Hurricane Michael. The man and woman were successfully rescued - the niece saw their call on an interactive aerial map.

Photo: NOAA

Rescuers are still making their way through the wreckage of entire city blocks torn apart by violent natural disaster. This story has become a kind of miracle against the general background of the disaster. On Monday, the confirmed death toll still remained on the 17 digit, writes USA Today. Authorities said the number of hurricane victims could increase as the bodies were discovered. Searches not yet completed.

The Bay County Emergency Services reported that Amber G's niece contacted them and left a request for help.

“This is an incredible story of how people work together,” agency representatives wrote on their Facebook page.

On Thursday, Ji left her house in Panama City with two children in a hurry, she was very worried about her uncle and aunt. On Saturday, a young woman studied the available interactive maps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) interactively and suddenly saw the word HELP laid out on the lawn of her grandmother in Youngstown, northeast of Panama City.

Her uncle, Ernest Gee, used trees felled by Hurricane Michael to ask for help in this way, Amber told Sunday in an interview with ABC News journalists.

“I saw links to aerial maps all over Facebook and decided to check them out too,” Gee says. “We were lucky and I was able to help some of my family members and get them out of the house.”

A rescue team sawed through fallen trees to reach the house at around 14pm local time on Sunday - a couple and a family friend were rescued from the trap.

These rescuers are among the hundreds of officials responsible for managing emergencies, and they were the first to come to the aid in Panhandle, Florida, where a hurricane struck. Five days later, they still work around the clock to coordinate resources, volunteers, supplies, and rescue in local communities.

“We cannot express our gratitude enough for their hard work and dedication,” Gov. Rick Scott said Monday.

There is still a lot of work left in the affected area. More than 150 thousands of homes and businesses in Florida are still without electricity. 100 thousand people sit in the dark in Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. Scott said that thousands of public utilities are working on site to return power to communities affected by the storm.

President Trump visited Florida and Georgia on Monday after a state of emergency was declared.

Amber Gee and her family suffered serious property damage, but their hurricane story has a happy ending. Her uncle chose to “think outside the box,” inventing a unique cry for help, the woman says.

"The hurricane turned everything upside down," she told ABC. - Some people are luckier than others. I'm just happy we're all safe and sane. I hope we can get through this together soon and recover from this storm.”

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