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280 unaccounted for in Hurricane Michael as FEMA warns ‘people do not live to tell the tale’ of storm surges (Death toll is currently at 6). https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/280-unaccounted-for-in-hurricane-michael-as-fema-warns-people-do-not-live-to-tell-the-tale-of-storm-surges/ar-BBOec56?ocid=spartanntp

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Key developments

• First death reported in North Carolina: A 38-year-old man died when a large tree fell on his vehicle on Highway 64, east of Statesville on Thursday.
• Five people have died in Florida: Fatalities include a child in Seminole County and a man in Gadsen County who died after a tree fell on a home near Greensboro.
• Farmers gets pummeled: At least 53 poultry houses were destroyed in Georgia, where agriculture is the top industry, the state’s Department of Agriculture said. Many crops, such as vegetables and cotton, may also be affected.
• Interstate 10 is closed: All lanes of I-10 between mile marker 85 to mile marker 166 in Florida are closed due to debris, Florida authorities said Thursday.
• No power, no internet:More than 486,000 customers don’t have electricity in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas.
• Where is Michael? As of Thursday morning, the storm was centered about 40 miles west-northwest of Columbia, South Carolina, and is headed northeast.
  Source:Fox59.com