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Babcock Ranch (United States) (AFP) - When Hurricane Ian churned past her home in southwest Florida last year, Mary Frisbee shrugged off worries. She watched TV and surfed the internet. That's because she and her husband live in Babcock Ranch, a town near the US Gulf Coast that was created with two imperatives: homes have to be built sustainably, and must be able to withstand hurricanes, a constant menace. The community takes nature deeply into account. To avoid flooding caused by storms, Babcock Ranch is built some nine meters (30 feet) above sea level. Town planners also preserved wetlands i...
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Acapulco (Mexico) (AFP) - Acapulco was struggling Saturday to recover from the extraordinarily powerful Hurricane Otis, which claimed 39 lives and provoked widespread power, water and telephone outages. The picturesque Mexican tourist haunt, which once lured Hollywood stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis Presley, had never experienced a Category 5 hurricane like Otis, which roared ashore Wednesday and made local landmarks built over decades look like they had been bombed. A lack of phone signal has left survivors desperate to communicate with loved ones. Some 200,000 homes were damaged, with...
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Crystal River (United States) (AFP) - Miriam Butler looked out at a flooded street in Crystal River, northwest Florida, where an abandoned car stood semi-submerged in the murky waters. The 82-year said she was tired, and hadn't yet summoned the strength to inspect the damage that Hurricane Idalia inflicted on her small landscaping business. "I know the water got inside and ruined everything for me," said the native Honduran who has lived in Florida for more than 30 years. "I'm an old lady, I've worked so hard and these storms leave you so frustrated," she told AFP. The wind caused little d...
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Arcadia (United States) (AFP) - Vernon Hollingsworth grew up in Florida among his family's orange trees, recently ravaged by a double whammy of disease and a hurricane that have sent juice prices spiraling and left farmers blinking in disbelief. On a recent March morning, the fifth-generation farmer drove a pickup truck through the rows in his grove, pointing out the damage from Hurricane Ian last fall such as uprooted trees. "I lost 95 to 97 percent of my crop," the 62-year-old told AFP, adding "we're going to have to rebuild, and we need help to do that." But the hurricane is only the latest...
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Matlacha (Estados Unidos) (AFP) - Karen Pagliaro walks down Matlacha's main street, dodging downed trees, debris and abandoned vehicles, unsure where to go in the small island town cut off after Hurricane Ian damaged bridges linking it to mainland Florida. "We feel kind of forgotten," says the 50-year-old teacher, who lost her home to the storm. "We thought they'd send in help, water and supplies and things, and we were told no, just get off." Until Wednesday, Matlacha was a small paradise in southwest Florida. The fishing village of 800 people across two islets was dotted with colorful wood...
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Fort Myers Beach (United States) (AFP) - As Pete Belinda and his wife slowly walked down a road outside Fort Myers Beach on the southwestern coast of Florida, they each dragged a large suitcase behind them. "This is all we have left," Belinda said, shaken and visibly tired. The town, a quiet place on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, became the epicenter of destruction as Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida on Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 storm. The couple lived on the lower floor of their daughter's house, where they moved six months ago, but the storm has left them without a home. "It'...
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McGregor (United States) (AFP) - Suzanne Clarke wades through waist-deep water, struggling to reach her daughter's apartment as she drags a kayak behind her. When she finally reaches the home, she loads her two small granddaughters into the boat and pushes them toward higher ground, where she has parked her car on a freeway. The building where Clarke's daughter lives, in McGregor, a small city in southwestern Florida, was flooded Wednesday as Hurricane Ian thrashed over the community, which is situated along the Caloosahatchee River. "I am very stressed, it's been rough," said 54-year-old Cla...
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