Florida island hard hit by Charley reopens
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PUNTA RASSA, Florida (CNN) -- Florida authorities reopened Sanibel Island early Wednesday, for the first time since August 12, when it was evacuated in advance of Hurricane Charley.
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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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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. -- Senator John F. Kerry, assessing the destruction from Hurricane Charley, consoled residents here yesterday on a low-key trip in which the Democratic presidential candidate tried to set ...
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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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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - After getting a first look at the widespread damage left behind by Hurricane Charley, Florida residents were faced with the arduous task of sorting through the wreckage, and for some, starting over again...
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The coast of Florida is taking a beating from Hurricane Frances which struck during the night with winds of up to 100mph. The holiday resort of Palm Beach was the first to be hit and the storm is now moving
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National Guard and volunteers clear up in Florida after Hurricane Charley, as the death toll rises.
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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 from the track projected by meteorologists.
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Rubble from Hurricane Charley is still piled along the streets. Plywood still covers many blown-out windows, and blue tarps still cover holes torn in the roofs.
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SARASOTA, Fla. - The devastation brought on by Hurricane Charley has been especially painful for an elderly population that is among the largest in the nation...
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ORT MYERS, Fla., Aug. 18 - &quot;Life goes a lot better in Florida with electricity,&quot; Gov. Jeb Bush said on Saturday, a day after Hurricane Charley struck, as he toured downtown Punta Gorda, where decapitated utility poles left electric ...
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - Rita Weston survived Hurricane Charley huddled under a mattress with her husband and mother in a mobile home she bought 35 years ago. But before the storm passed, the home was reduced to scrap wood and metal.
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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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The Red Cross has issued a call for help from communities across the nation in the wake of Hurricane Charley. The storm system that blew through Florida two weeks ago caused billions of dollars in damage - and
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Local tax officials in Florida are  pressing Gov. Jeb Bush to give tax breaks to owners of homes  damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Charley, which caused an  estimated $6 billion in damages to Florida residences.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops 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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WEST PALM BEACH -- Hurricane Charley packed more punch than any storm not named Andrew, the Insurance Information Institute said Wednesday.