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>>> FOUR
>>> FOUR MONTHS AFTER HURRICANE MICHAEL HUNDREDS OF 4@PEOPLE HA
THOUGHT THAT THE 4@PEOPLE FROM E
4@FLORIDA PANHANDLE REMAIN
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS. NEARLY 500 OF THE TRAILERS ARE
IN MAKESHIFT COMMUNITIES ACROSS
PANAMA CITY4@. THEY ARE ONLY A
TEMPORARY SOLUTION.4@
TEMPORARY SOLUTION.4@ ANGELA CLOONEY RETURN 4@TO PANA
CITY FOR AN UPDATE ON THE
RECOVERY AND HOW SOME OF
FLORIDA'S MOST VULNERABLE
FAMILIES ARE COPING.
>> Reporter: PANAMA CITY4@, A
TOWN RECOVERING4@ BUT BADLY
SCARRED.
SCARRED.
SCARRED. >>4@ YOU LOOK AT IT WHEN YOU'RE
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT'S
ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING YOU SEE
LIKE IN A 4@MOVIE, IT LOOKS LIK
A COUPLE OF BOMBS WENT OFF IN
THE COMMUNITY. 4@
>> Reporter: EVERYWHERE YOU
LOOK YOU'LL SEE SIGNS 4@OF
DESTRUCTION. 4@MANY HOTELS AND
RESTAURANTS REMAIN CLOSED AN
ENTIRE APARTMENT COMPLEXES HAVE
BEEN CONDEMNED.!
BEEN CONDEMNED.! THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE THAT.
CHRIS BROCKMAN AND HIS FAMILY
RODE OUT THE HURRICANE IN4@4@ A
APARTMENT COMPLEX.
APARTMENT COMPLEX. >> I REMEMBER THE SOUND OF THE
BACK WALL AND THE CEILING
COMING IN.
COMING IN. THE WHOLE WALL JUST STARTED
SHAKING AND IT SOUNDED LIKE
PEOPLE WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE WALL IS TRYING TO GET4@
THEIR WAY INTO YOUR HOUSE.
AND I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT SOME@
>> THE CEILING CAME DOWN IN OUR
BEDROOMS AND THE ROOF CAME OFF,
>> THE CEILING CAME DOWN IN OUR BEDROOMS AND THE ROOF CAME OFF,@
AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY SHELTER.
IT 4@WAS EXPOSED.
>> Reporter: THIS LEFT YOU
HOMELESS?
HOMELESS?
HOMELESS? >> IT DID.
IT LEFT US TO 4@WHERE IT ARE WE
CAN YOU DO NOW?
>>4@ CHRIS, HOLLY AND THEIR TWO
DAUGHTERS KAYLEE AND KATIE AND
THE FAMILY DOG DAISY WERE
FORCED OUT OF THEIR 1000 SQUARE
FOOT APARTMENT AND ARE NOW
SQUEEZING INTO A TINY TRAVEL 4@
TRAILER PROVIDED BY FEMA.
THEIR NEW HOME IS 4@JUST 150
SQUARE FEET OF SPACE FOR THE 4@
ENTIRE FAMILY.
ENTIRE FAMILY. >> 4@TRYING TO STAY OUT 4@OF
EVERYONE'S WAY4@ WHILE WERE
INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. WHEN ONE PERSON NEEDS TO WALK IN
THERE TO GO TO ONE SIDE, WE
HAVE TO 4@MOVE OUT OF THE WAY S
THEY CAN GET THROUGH.
>> IT IS NOT IDEAL BUT THE
BROCKMAN'S FEEL FORTUNATE TO4@
HAVE THIS.
HAVE THIS. THEY4@ MET OTHER 4@STILL WAITIN
>> WE HAD PEOPLE PULL UP AND
ASK HOW DO WE GET INTO THESE
TRAILERS?
TRAILERS?
TRAILERS? THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE STILL @
SLEEPING IN THEIR CARS AND
THEIR TENTS. 4@
IT'S BAD.
IT'S BAD.
IT'S BAD. >> Reporter: THE BROCKMAN'S ARE
JUST ONE OF 464@ FAMILIES LIVIN
IN THE TEMPORARY HOUSING
COMPLEX.
COMPLEX.
COMPLEX. FEMA IS IN 4@THE PROCESS OF
SETTING UP SIMILAR CAMPER
COMMUNITIES ACROSS PANA4@MA CIT
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO
LOST EVERYTHING.
LOST EVERYTHING. BUT WAS SO MUCH DESTRUCTION AND
SO 4@MANY HOMES DESTROYED4@4@,
HOUSING, ESPECIALLY THE
AFFORDABLE KIND, IS IN SHORT
SUPPLY.
SUPPLY.
SUPPLY. SOME HAVE BEEN LEFT HOMELESS.
>> IT MAKES ME 4@WANT TO BRING
THEM IN HERE AND SAY HEY I
DON'T HAVE MUCH REMAND, RED
CHUTE, IT'S BETTER THAN YOU 4@
SLEEPING IN A CAR.
>> Reporter: FOR MANY, IT IS
NOT JUST THE LOSS OF THEIR
PERSONAL POSSESSIONS IT IS THE
DESTRUCTION OF ENTIRE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
NEIGHBORHOODS. THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM OF FRIENDS
AND FAMILY SCATTERED ACROSS THE
COUNTRY4@. INCLUDING HOLLY'S BE
FRIEND.
FRIEND.
FRIEND. >> FOR HER NOT4@ TO BE HERE NOW
AND NOT 4@BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH
THIS TOGETHER, IT'S VERY HARD.4
>> Reporter: FEMA HAS GIVEN THE
BROCKMAN'S 18 MONTHS TO GET
BACK ON THEIR FEET AND FIND A
NEW PLACE TO LIVE.4@
THEIR TEMPORARY HOME, WHILE
SHORT ON SPACE, DOES HAVE
RUNNING WATER, SEWAGE,
ELECTRICITY AND EVEN A MAKESHIFT
POST OFFICE.
POST OFFICE. BUT FINDING A NEW PERMANENT
PLACE TO LIVE HAS NOW BECOME
THE TOP PRIORITY.4@
>> IT MAKES YOU WANT TO GET
DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND BEG GOD
TO OPEN UP A DOOR FOR YOU, JUST
SO YOU CAN HAVE SOMETHING YOU
CAN CALL HOME AGAIN.4@
HOW LONG IS THAT GOING TO BE?
>> Reporter: IS THAT ONE OF THE
BIGGEST THINGS FOR 4@YOU, FINDI
A PERMANENT PLACE TO CALL HOME?
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. I WANT THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING
IN THE WORLD.
I WANT MY KIDS TO BE ABLE TO GO
IT IN THE BACKYARD, GET ON THE4
PL4@AY4@GROUND AND PLAY.
GO OUT FRONT AND RIDE THEIR
BICYCLES THEY WANT TO.
BUT THEY CAN'T.
>> DID YOU CHANGE THAT PICTURE?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> Reporter: FOR NOW, THE
FAMILY MAKES DO WITH IT4@ SPACE
THAT THEY DO HAVE.
THEY ARE GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE.
>> WE ARE ALL STILL TOGETHER.
WE MADE IT SAFELY THROUGH THE
STORM. 4@
STORM. 4@
STORM. 4@ WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT,
THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
>> Reporter: FAMILIES ACROSS
THE PANHANDLE WANT THE REST OF
FLORIDA4@ TO REMEMBER THE
DISASTER OF HURRICANE MICHAEL
IS FAR FROM OVER AND THE
RECOVERY IS JUST BEGINNING.
>> JUST DON'T FORGET.4@
JUST DON'T FORGET, IT IS GOING
TO TAKE A LONG TIME.
HAVE PATIENCE WITH US.
IT IS HARD.
IT IS HARD TO FIGURE EVERYTHING
OUT AND HOW TO PAY FOR THINGS
AND HOW TO FIX 4@4@THINGS.
>> I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM
ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES THAT
HAVE COME TO HELP AND PUT UP 4@
POWERLINES AND TAKING DOWN
TREES.
TREES.
TREES. WE
TREES. WE NEED YOU GUYS TO COME BACK.
WE NEED SOME HELP.4@
>>4@ THE BROCKMAN'S SAY THAT ON
OF THE BIGGEST 4@NEED IS THE
REBUILDING OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
HOUSING.
HOUSING. RIGHT NOW THERE IS A SHORTAGE
OF WORKERS TOO. COMPANIES LIKE
AT&T AND VERIZON 4@HAVE CREWS I
PLACE WORKING ON THEIR OWN
INFRASTRUCTURE4@. FAMILIES ARE
THEIR OWN WHEN IT COMES TO
CLEANING UP DEBRIS ON THEIR OWN
PROPERTY.4@
PROPERTY.4@ A NEW UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED TO COORDINATE
RECOVERY EFFORTS LOCALLY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP,
UNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA
IS COLLECTING FUNDS. 4@
ADDRESS YOUR DONATION TO LONG-
TERM DISASTER RECOVERY
ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION. THE COLLECTIVE MONEY WILL GO
TOWARDS HELPING 4@FAMILIES CLEA
DEBRIS4@ 4@AND REPAIR