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Preparing for Georges’ worst pays off in Florida

Hurrchsm.jpg (6977 bytes) Hurricane Georges was no Andrew, but from Big Pine Key to Key West, the recent hurricane packed a big punch. With images of Hurricane Andrew in mind, church members across the state prepared for the worst, Full Story

Many on west coast worried, but stayed home
Hurricane Georges had already pounded the Caribbean, killing hundreds, and was threatening the Florida Keys when hurricane watches were posted along Florida’s west coast. Yet despite mandatory evacuation orders many residents in the Tampa–St. Petersburg area decided to stay home.
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Group fills holes left by insurance
It’s been 7 months since a deadly string of tornadoes hit Central Florida, leaving twisted homes and broken lives in their path. But relief efforts begun by the United Methodist Committee on Relief in Osceola County are still going strong--
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Lack of volunteers stops rebuilding effort
Standing in the living room of a house hit by a tornado last February, Cheri Cowell looks up at the sky through a half-finished roof. As director of Operation L.O.V.E. in Winter Garden, Cowell says there is money and materials to finish the job, but she is having trouble finding volunteers that can do the work on this house and many others. And that’s bringing the recovery effort in the Winter Garden area to a near standstill.
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