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Video: Dramatic mid-air rescue of Hurricane Michael survivors by US Marines

Friday, 12 October 2018 11:19 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 12 October 2018 11:23 PM ]

In this image released by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a CBP helicopter surveys the damage wrought by Hurricane Michael over Mexico Beach, Florida, on October 11, 2018. (AFP)

US Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Black Hawk aircrew rescued two adults from an area inaccessible to ground vehicles due to damage caused by Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Florida, on Friday.

Homes and businesses along US 98 are left in devastation by Hurricane Michael on October 12, 2018 in Mexico Beach, Florida. (AFP)

A rescue basket was used to winch a elderly person up to the helicopter. At least 14 people are known to have died after the category four storm swept through Florida early on Thursday, with that figure expected to rise as rescue efforts continue.

Hurricane Michael is the strongest storm to make landfall in the continental United States in almost half a century, and the strongest hurricane ever to hit in October.

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