Today marks one year anniversary of Hurricane Zeta

Today marks one year since Hurricane Zeta hit South Mississippi.

The hurricane made landfall in Louisiana as a category three before weakening to a category two as it moved inland. The hurricane claimed nine lives in the U.S.

In Gulfport there were winds as high as 104 MPH and a storm surge of ten feet.

Zeta caused a total of $4 billion in damages in the U.S.

In the City of Long Beach some areas are still rebuilding from the storm. In their harbor, the only boats left are those that had sunk during Zeta.

Boats washed ashore on Highway 90 and there was extensive damage that could be seen across the city.

Yet today, apart from the harbor, most of the city looks unfazed by the hurricane.

For Assistant Fire Chief George Byrd, a lifelong resident of Long Beach, looking back where the city was a year ago, the community’s dedication to rebuild following a natural disaster never ceases to surprise him. “The Coast as a whole has always been very resilient. We’re able to fight back. We never give up. We keep doing what we need to do. We face the challenge and we get after it.”

Zeta caused $635 million in damage in Mississippi with impacts to more than 10,000 homes in the state.