Trauma, Not Drowning, Killed Most Hurricane Charley Victims
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Only one of the 31 Floridians killed by Hurricane Charley last month was a victim of drowning, the US government reports in new findings that run counter to data showing drownings were responsible for more than 80 percent of US hurricane deaths over the
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Hurricane Charley's aftermath is proving to be as hazardous as the storm itself.
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Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The US death toll in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley rose to at least 19 as Floridians began to rebuild from the strongest storm to strike the US in a dozen years, according to the Florida emergency management agency.
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A few decades ago, the earliest warning Floridians would have had of a hurricane would have been black clouds on the horizon. Now people are complaining after Hurricane Charley hit shore at a point just 60 miles off ...
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops were scattered across Florida Monday to help residents rally from the brunt of Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the state in a dozen years...
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MIAMI - Hurricane Charley probably will not cause Floridians' insurance premiums to skyrocket like 1992's Andrew, and fewer insurers should go bankrupt from paying out damages expected to reach the billions of dollars, state and industry officials said Saturday.    They say previous premium increases and overhauls made because of Andrew, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S...
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It took years for many insurance claims to be paid following Hurricane Andrew in 1992. This time, technology is helping speed along the claims process for residents hardest hit by Hurricane Charley.
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The aftermath of Hurricane Charley is proof of nature&#39;s stunning strength, but the help that&#39;s flowing to Florida from across the country is a testament to the public&#39;s willingness to help a faraway neighbor.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - Hurricane Charley claimed a  19th victim in Florida, where more than a half million people  remained without power on Tuesday and officials said damage to  crops would run to hundreds of millions of dollars.
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WASHINGTON, Aug 17  - Hurricane Charley may have caused up to $15 billion in damage in Florida, but that is not seen immediately hurting the state&#39;s credit picture thanks to strong finances and funds in reserve, analysts said ...
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LAKELAND, Fla.  - Hurricane Charley devastated  Florida's $9.1 billion citrus industry, uprooting trees and  stripping off fruit that was ripening for next season's crop,  the state's largest citrus growers' group said on Sunday.
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Most Floridians are satisfied with the way President Bush responded to Hurricane Charley, according to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll. But that has not changed the dynamic of the presidential race, which remains a virtual tie between Bush and Democrat John Kerry in the critical Southern state. (Related link:  Poll results)
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With the cleanup from Hurricane Charley  beginning, fears that Florida could be battered by another  deadly blast from Mother Nature receded Monday as two  burgeoning storms spun harmlessly far off the U.S. coast.
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n the wreckage left by the devastating one-two punch of Hurricanes Charley and Frances, engineers, researchers and others are finding some hope that this combination of disasters may do
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - The death toll from Hurricane  Charley climbed to 16 on Sunday as thousands left homeless in  southwest Florida sorted through wreckage and President Bush  rushed in to view the devastation.
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Thirteen of the 31 deaths linked to Hurricane Charley in Florida last month were people over age 60, many of them apparently overwhelmed
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Hurricane Charley unleashed its fury on Florida. The residual impact shouldn't be as bad as Andrew's.