Battered Florida Counts the Cost After Frances
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Floridians began mopping up on Tuesday  and counting the cost of Hurricane Frances' long, destructive  path through the state, and thousands of people joined long  lines for ice, water and fuel.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Hurricane Frances, the second hurricane to hit Florida in a month, will cost insurers between $3 billion and $10 billion, according to the most recent estimates from the industry&#39;s leading catastrophe modeling firms.
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Hurricane Frances weakened slightly today after it smashed across Florida's east coast, knocking out power to 2 million people and causing extensive damage.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of southern Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops even as the storm weakened and crawled inland with heavy rains in its wake...
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Potent but slow-moving Hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Atlantic coast with winds over 90 mph Saturday, knocking out electricity for more than 450,000 Floridians and forcing millions to endure another day of waiting and worrying...
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ST. MARKS, Fla.  - Frances hammered the Florida Panhandle on Monday, taking a second swing at a storm-weary state where it already had knocked out power to six million people, torn up roofs and boats and been blamed for at least five deaths.
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances howled ashore at Florida's east coast early Sunday with sustained wind of 105 mph and pelting rain, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing Floridians to endure a frightening night amid roaring gales that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...
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VERO BEACH, Fla. - A stubborn, slow-moving Hurricane Frances began a long-dreaded and extended assault on Florida yesterday. Packing winds in excess of 160 km/h, the storm pummelled a large swath of the state&#39;s eastern coastline.
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Hurricane Frances is expected to be  less costly for insurers than feared, though high winds and  flooding generated billions of dollars in damage in Florida and  brought the state to a virtual standstill during a three-day  holiday weekend.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops before weakening to a tropical storm and crawling inland with heavy rain. More than five million people lost power, and three people were killed.
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NEW YORK - Insurance payments to victims of Hurricane Frances are expected to reach $4.4 billion, making it the fourth most costly storm in US history, an insurance industry group said Thursday.
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Tropical storm Frances may regain hurricane strength as it crosses the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico, and is expected to make landfall again after slamming the Florida peninsula and causing billions of dollars in damage.
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Germany's Munich Re, the world's largest reinsurer, said Monday that the overall insured damage caused by Hurricane Frances so far is between $5 billion and $15 billion.
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances weakened slightly Sunday after it smashed across Florida's east coast, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing residents to withstand a prolonged lashing that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...
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Florida's power and telecommunications infrastructure suffered a serious blow when Hurricane Frances blew in over Labor Day weekend. Portable cellular phone service stations and generators offer only a temporary fix. By Jacob Ogles.
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COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances whipped off  roofs, felled trees and cut power to about 4 million people in  Florida on Sunday as the huge and powerful storm lumbered over  the state with ferocious winds and sheets of rain.
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances pounded Florida with high wind and heavy rain Sunday after it smashed across the state's east coast, knocking out power to 4 million people and forcing residents to withstand a prolonged lashing that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...