see the pressure build a little bit and then you may lose a little bit while we get all of our infrastructure up and running. we have set up point of distribution sites on both sides of our river where we ve been distributing ice, mres and water to our residents, over 1,300 groupings of those items. we also have fema that is going to begin going into our neighborhoods because we ve been seriously challenged with communication, so individuals are not able to register for assistance. the american red cross is mobilizing 60 feeding sites in the neighborhoods that have been affected. it s only been about 72 hours since the category 4 storm made landfall and stayed over st. john parish for almost eight hours. so we re hopeful and moving along. how habited is the parish right now?
seriously challenged with communication, so individuals are not able to register for assistance. the american red cross is mobilizing 60 feeding sites in the neighborhoods that have been affected. it s only been about 72 hours since the category 4 storm made landfall and stayed over st. john parish for almost eight hours. so we re hopeful and moving along. how habited is the parish right now? how many people do you expect evacuated either before or, god forbid, trying to get out during the storm? how many people are in communities right now? is there concern people may still need 72 hours later, may still need rescuing from anywhere inside the parish? we ve had our sheriff s office, fire department, and the national guard in all of our neighborhoods rescuing people
city beach, florida. you ve been seeing this image for the first time and how horrific is this for them? jake, a lot of them are speechless. this is definitely a case where the pictures truly do tell the story. they are coming home in some cases to find their neighborhoods gone. one woman who i spoke with lives just to the right of where i am right now, and she said when she tried to come home from the shelter she had to walk because there was no other way to get there, but the real damage, as you pointed out, is ground zero in mexico beach. from the air, a first look at a beach town almost completely wiped out. our lives are gone here. daylight exposing the force of hurricane michael. this category 4 storm made landfall near mexico beach and packed winds of nearly 150 miles per hour. we had furniture in our how is that wasn t even our furniture. reporter: getting into mexico beach a challenge in itself. roads clogged with downed pour lines, trees and debris.