Relief efforts are being hampered by a lack of telecommunications in parts of Florida hit by Hurricane Michael. Florida Gov. Rick Scott says 17,000 utility workers are working to restore power, while 2,000 telecommunications workers were trying to restore service. (Oct. 14) 

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Cover images: Members of St. Andrew Baptist Church participate in a religious ceremony before a food delivery, organized by this church to help the victims of Hurricane Michael, in Panama City, on October 14, 2018. (Photos: VCG)

Kristen Garcia looks at the destruction caused by Hurricane Michael to other houses, in Mexico Beach, Florida, on October 14, 2018.