Mexico Beach Sebastiaos First to Rebuild After Michael — SkimNews
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- Jaques and Paulina Sebastiao rebuilt their two-bedroom house in Mexico Beach, becoming the first residents on their street to do so two years after Hurricane Michael struck in 2018.
- Hurricane Michael brought 155 mph winds that leveled almost every building in Mexico Beach in 2018, and few of the Sebastiaos' old neighbors in the Panhandle fishing village have followed their lead in rebuilding.
Why it matters: Few of the Sebastiaos' old neighbors in Mexico Beach have followed their lead in rebuilding, leaving the Panhandle fishing village's recovery visibly incomplete two years after Hurricane Michael and its long-term population composition uncertain for the original community.
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