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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Next week marks the one year anniversary of Hurricane Micheal making landfall in the panhandle as a Category 5 storm.<\/p>\n<p>The group Rebuild 850 is painting a bleak picture of the ongoing recovery as it attempts rally public support.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-54748 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rebuild-850-package00000002-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rebuild-850-package00000002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rebuild-850-package00000002.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Video taken just days ago shows massive damage from Hurricane Michael still littering the ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe further you get from North West Florida geographically, the less people know that Hurricane Michael even happened,\u201d said Rebuild 850 coordinator Ron Sachs.<\/p>\n<p>But forgetting for those in the panhandle isn\u2019t an option.<br \/>\n\u201cWe still have people who are living under blue tarps that are rotting they’re that old,\u201d said Sate Senator Bill Montford.<\/p>\n<p>Shocking 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