‘This Is A War Zone’: Hurricane Michael Leaves Deadly Trail Through Southeast

First responders and residents walk along a main street one day after Hurricane Michael hit Mexico Beach, Fla, causing catastrophic damage.

Carlo Allegri / Reuters

Updated at 2:20 p.m. ET

At least 11 people have died from Hurricane Michael, which slammed into Florida’s Panhandle with 155-mph winds on Wednesday. The storm hacked a trail of catastrophic destruction in Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia before finally heading back out over water.

Five deaths were reported in Virginia, in addition to four in Florida, one in Georgia and one in North Carolina.