PICTURES: Massive destruction as Hurricane Michael slams Florida

The overhang of a gas station is toppled over in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael on October 11, 2018 in Inlet Beach, Florida.. (Photo by Emily KASK / AFP)

"Hurricane Michael is the worst storm that the Florida Panhandle has ever seen," said Governor Rick Scott of Florida, where 375,000 people were ordered evacuated. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the continental the US, slammed into the state of Florida, unleashing a trail of destruction by flooding beach towns, peeling off roofs and snapping trees before advancing to the Carolinas. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Storm damage is seen in this picture. Now, having weakened to a tropical storm, Michael was on its way to the Carolinas. However, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said that winds picked up at certain points along the Georgia and South Carolina coast. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

It was the strongest to hit the continental US since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

People watch as Michael makes landfall . (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Michael made landfall on Wednesday around 2 p.m. near Mexico Beach, Florida, dashing homes into pieces, swallowing marinas and leaving piles of rubble where shopping centres once stood, CNN said. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Two people, including a child, were killed by falling debris, the US media reported on Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were left without electricity in Florida, Alabama and Georgia. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

A house is seen with damage to its roof and downed trees during Hurricane Michael October 10, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. - (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)