Residents survey debris after Hurricane Michael hit in Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Search-and-rescue teams found at least one body in Mexico Beach, the ground-zero town nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael, an official said Friday as the scale of the storm's fury became ever clearer. (Photo: Zack Wittman/Bloomberg) Residents survey debris after Hurricane Michael hit in Mexico Beach, Florida, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Search-and-rescue teams found at least one body in Mexico Beach, the ground-zero town nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael, an official said Friday as the scale of the storm's fury became ever clearer. (Photo: Zack Wittman/Bloomberg)

Recent events have been a sobering reminder at just how destructive hurricanes and storms can be. Hurricane Dorian caused devastating damage in the Bahamas over Labor Day weekend, with total insured losses estimated at upwards of $1.5 billion.

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