From NYTimes
Many of those missing, in the moments before they lost communications with friends or relatives, had appeared to be in dire circumstances. Some talked about how their walls were caving in, or how they regretted staying for the storm. Others said the Category 4 hurricane's winds were peeling off their roofs or splintering the roads in front of them.
The death toll rose to at least 29 on Tuesday, including 19 in Florida, of whom at least 15 are here in Bay County; many believe the toll will surely increase again. In places like Mexico Beach, where the authorities have said up to 46 people are missing, families and emergency workers fear that more bodies are buried in the fields of split wood and twisted metal or, just as likely, washed out into the Gulf by the storm surge that swept through town.
Many of those missing, in the moments before they lost communications with friends or relatives, had appeared to be in dire circumstances. Some talked about how their walls were caving in, or how they regretted staying for the storm. Others said the Category 4 hurricane's winds were peeling off their roofs or splintering the roads in front of them.
The death toll rose to at least 29 on Tuesday, including 19 in Florida, of whom at least 15 are here in Bay County; many believe the toll will surely increase again. In places like Mexico Beach, where the authorities have said up to 46 people are missing, families and emergency workers fear that more bodies are buried in the fields of split wood and twisted metal or, just as likely, washed out into the Gulf by the storm surge that swept through town.