Mexico Beach, Florida is seen from a helicopter Thursday morning, after it was battered by Hurricane Michael.
Hurricane Michael has left a wake of destruction after it made landfall in Florida on Wednesday.
Among the hardest hit areas was the small seaside town of Mexico Beach, where entire rows of homes by the ocean were swept away, leaving only their concrete foundations behind.
As residents returned to their homes and businesses to survey the damage Thursday morning, photojournalists took to helicopters to document the damage from above. Here's what they found: