Rainwater, this wouldnt even be the tragedy it is now. But youre right, goreorge washington university, the school of Public Health using their best science, using death certificates came up with the number of 2975 putting it on par with 9 11, making it the deadliest storm in american history. Thats the big picture thing. I spent time this morning with one very personal story. If you remember our coverage from a year ago you remember miguel and deanna. Their home had nearly been completely crushed by a falling detention line. They said goodbye to each other, this couple of 50 years of marriage. But they survived. Miguel had half a vial of insulin in a powerless refrigerator. The v. A. Saw the report and got him insulin. But a few months later the stress, the fumes from the generator, miguel passed away on their 50th anniversary. I went to check on his widow deanna to see how she is doing. She told me fema sent her a check for 1700 but it was in her husbands name so she gave it back. Th
School shelters in Tampa Bay including one at Sessums Elementary School in Riverview feel the love with thank-you notes, artwork from hurricane evacuees.
The Mustique Charitable Trusts will construct 41 houses at a cost of over $4 million in the Red volcano hazard zone in collaboration with the Roads, Buildings and General Services Authority (BRAGSA). The houses will have one, two or three bedrooms, based on the needs of each family and will be complete inclusive of the finishes. The structures will consist of block and reinforced concrete, and will be built according …
mandatory evacuation order. he s a commissioner of new hanover county. are you satisfied with how things are how ready this area is. very satisfied. we ve had a good three almost four days of preparation. our county has done a wonderful job so i feel very comfort. a lot of people have left, you do have shelters here. five shelters there, they all have room that are open there but they re filling up fast so if you have not made your plans to move now, you might start thinking about sheltering in your home or school shelters that are open. you expanded capacity. that s correct. there was word that went out last night. we ve expanded that capacity in all five of those schools we have capacity. the key thing is in terms of time as we were talking about, if your car isn t already