Bela Sebastiao, 47, left, and Jack Sebastiao visit outside of a FEMA trailer where they are living on the lot where their 1088-square-foot home once stood before it was destroyed by Hurricane Michael on Mexico Beach. The couple, who were fully insured, say they are waiting to secure a contractor so they can rebuild. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times)
Paula Patton, of Cleveland, Tennessee, feeds a couple loaves of bread to seagulls during a recent sunset on Mexico Beach. Patton said she was house sitting her cousins home, which was one of the few structures near the beach that wasn't severely damaged. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times)
A lone toilet, the only item which remained standing on the foundation of a home which was destroyed by Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times)
Workers install roofing panels on a structure on U.S. Hwy 98 in Mexico Beach. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times)
A map of elevations remains posted outside the Mexico Beach City Hall (3/12/19) with a notification of a Zoning and Planning meeting. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times)
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An aerial picture of Mexico Beach from the west, before the landfall of Hurricane Michael, centerpieces the entrance to City Hall. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times)
A fog settles in over an area of land behind Gulf Foods, the only grocery store in Mexico Beach, which was destroyed during the landfall of Hurricane Michael five months ago. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times)
The remains of destroyed structures continue to littler the beach side of U.S. Hwy 98 in Mexico Beach, five months after Hurricane Michael made landfall in the small coastal community. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times)
Destruction in the wake of Hurricane Michael remains evident behind Gulf Foods, the only grocery store in Mexico Beach,. The area behind the store became littered with the entire contents of the store, which was completely destroyed, on US Hwy 98. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times)
Clouds settle in over Mexico Beach five months after Hurricane Michael made landfall destroying most of the small coastal town. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times)
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The remains of a beachfront property in Mexico Beach has yet to be demolished (3/10/19) five months after Hurricane Michael made landfall. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times)
The remains of a gutted gas station remains on U.S. Hwy 98 in Mexico Beach, five months after Hurricane Michael made landfall in the small Florida coastal community. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times)
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