Government and nonprofit agencies work in advance of storms to create distribution networks for critical aid, but the category 4 storm damaged key communications and transportation infrastructure.
Crews are working to replace pipelines, but with temperatures expected to drop, officials are also arranging alternative housing, including trailer parks.
Women at Arizona State Prison Complex-Perryville, outside Phoenix, say they were without toilet paper for days. The Department of Corrections blamed some inmates and a budgeting problem.
More than 1 million people are without electricity, and areas along the Gulf Coast report severe outages of cellphone service and other communications.
It's been two days since Hurricane Michael blew through Apalachicola, Fla. The coastal community fared better than others, but the area's already struggling oyster industry suffered a serious blow.
The scale of devastation caused by Hurricane Michael in the Florida Panhandle and the massive scope of recovery is coming into focus just days after the storm passed through.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Britt Smith, the principal of Jinks Middle School in Panama City, Fla., that was partially destroyed by Hurricane Michael.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro about Cardinal Donald Wuerl's resignation and Shapiro's plea for lifting the statute of limitations for sexual abuse crimes.