Fla. Residents Head Home, Delaying Relief
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Thousands of residents desperate to return home after fleeing Hurricane Frances ignored Florida's plea to stay put Tuesday, jamming highways, delaying emergency workers and causing tempers to flare in the sticky heat...
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VERO BEACH, Fla. - People lined up for more than a half-mile for food and water, while others searched in vain for generators in the sweltering heat Monday as Florida residents began cleaning up all over again, demoralized by the fourth hurricane in six weeks to batter the state...
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Hundreds of thousands of people were told  once again to leave their homes on Florida's east coast as  deadly Hurricane Jeanne approached on Friday for what could be  a record fourth hurricane hit in a year on the storm-weary  state.
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STUART, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances weakened and slowed Friday as it approached Florida, prolonging the anxiety among the millions evacuated and raising fears of a long and ruinous drenching over the Labour Day weekend.
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Florida residents rushed to fill their prescriptions and stood in long lines for gasoline, food and other supplies Monday as officials warned people not to wait for Tropical Storm Ernesto to become a hurricane again before taking precautions.
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Many residents resolve to stay in the state - except when hurricanes pass through.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - Relief supplies poured  rapidly into southwest Florida after Hurricane Charley's  devastating punch but some of the thousands of newly homeless  on Monday were frustrated as they faced rebuilding their lives.
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Floridians were again settling into the discomforts of a post-hurricane reality: lines for bags of ice or a hot meal, damaged homes that will take months to repair
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Residents left homeless by Hurricane Charley's 145 mph winds dug through their ravaged homes on Sunday, sweeping up shattered glass and rescuing what they could as President Bush promised rapid delivery of disaster aid...
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MIAMI - Tourists and residents were told Thursday to leave the Florida Keys to avoid mighty Hurricane Ivan, even as Floridians still struggled with the destruction and misery left by Hurricanes Frances and Charley.    Forecasters said Ivan - which strengthened early Thursday to 160 mph - could reach the island chain as early as Sunday, making it the third hurricane to hit Florida in a month...
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Like California a generation ago, the Sunshine State is moving toward providing relief for overburdened homeowners
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - About three-quarters of a million residents of Florida's east coast were urged to evacuate - again - as Hurricane Jeanne churned westward Friday and threatened the state with its fourth pounding in six weeks...
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VERO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 28 -- Janet Hettinger waited more than two days to return home to this city's barrier island only to be told she couldn't go inside. Hurricane Jeanne's winds caused too much damage.
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Hurricane Frances may have almost doubled the estimated recovery cost for Florida as relief officials gear up to deal with
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Thousands of Floridians beginning the process of recovering from the ravages of Hurricane Frances were hampered by long lines for basic necessities, congested highways and sticky heat Wednesday as President Bush signed a major disaster-relief bill...
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Hurricane-hammered Floridians desperate for some normalcy, if only in the form of electricity, could have to wait weeks before seeing their lights and air conditioning working again due to a scarce labor force.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - Relief supplies poured  rapidly into southwest Florida after Hurricane Charley's  devastating rampage but some of the thousands of newly homeless  seethed with frustration on Monday as they faced rebuilding  their lives.