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In pictures: Hurricane Michael pounds Florida Panhandle

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A man rides a bicycle past storm damage after Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Florida on October 10, 2018.
A man rides a bicycle past storm damage after Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Florida on October 10, 2018. Brendan Smialowski, AFP

Hurricane Michael has left a wide trail of destruction in Florida’s Panhandle. The fiercest storm to strike the state in more than 80 years and one of the most powerful ever to hit the US mainland made landfall Wednesday afternoon as a Category 4 hurricane near Panama City.

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A heavily damaged car in the wake of Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018, in Panama City, Florida.
A heavily damaged car in the wake of Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018, in Panama City, Florida. Brendan Smialowski, AFP

The Cooter Stew Café starts taking water as Hurricane Michael pushes the storm surge up the Wakulla and Saint Marks Rivers, which come together here, in Saint Marks, Florida, on October 10, 2018.
The Cooter Stew Café starts taking water as Hurricane Michael pushes the storm surge up the Wakulla and Saint Marks Rivers, which come together here, in Saint Marks, Florida, on October 10, 2018. Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images North America/AFP

A man rides a bicycle past storm damage after Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Florida on October 10, 2018.
A man rides a bicycle past storm damage after Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Florida on October 10, 2018. Brendan Smialowski, AFP

The storm surge and waves from Hurricane Michael batter the beachfront homes on October 10, 2018, in the Florida Panhandle community of Shell Point Beach, Florida.
The storm surge and waves from Hurricane Michael batter the beachfront homes on October 10, 2018, in the Florida Panhandle community of Shell Point Beach, Florida. Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images North America/AFP

Storm damage is seen after Hurricane Michael at a battered gas station in Panama City, Florida, on October 10, 2018.
Storm damage is seen after Hurricane Michael at a battered gas station in Panama City, Florida, on October 10, 2018. Brendan Smialowski, AFP

The storm surge from Hurricane Michael pushes into homes four hours prior to high tide on October 10, 2018, in the Florida Panhandle community of Shell Point Beach, Florida.
The storm surge from Hurricane Michael pushes into homes four hours prior to high tide on October 10, 2018, in the Florida Panhandle community of Shell Point Beach, Florida. Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images North America/AFP

An American flag battered by Hurricane Michael continues to fly in the rose-colored light of sunset at Shell Point Beach on October 10, 2018, in Crawfordville, Florida.
An American flag battered by Hurricane Michael continues to fly in the rose-colored light of sunset at Shell Point Beach on October 10, 2018, in Crawfordville, Florida. Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images North America/AFP

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