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After 72 hours, the situation looks different. Generators have run out of gas, perishable food is toast, nerves are frayed and frustration high. And that’s when Hurricane Oscar hit the eastern part of the country. Disaster heaped upon disaster. ...
Turns out, a hurricane of tragic circumstances brought Mai into the sex industry. He moved to Thailand from Myanmar 10 years ago, sponsored for a work permit at a shrimp peeling facility. Every day he got to work at 8 a.m. and worked until 2 a.m., paid 3 baht for each kilo...
After the destruction of Hurricane Charley in 2004, John was asked to come to Fort Myers to rebuild the damaged resorts managed by RAL. After the reconstruction and reopening, John apprenticed under Bob Lotts and worked as the Facility Manager for the entire network of resorts. John now is ...
Hurricane Floyd caused four deaths in Virginia in 1999 and cost the state $150 million after severely damaging thousands of houses, businesses, and crops. Hundreds of residents had to be evacuated as the water levels increased to several feet. The hurricane affected Williamsburg, Richmond, and oth...
In January 2019, parts of the Midwest experienced a cold snap that plunged temperatures well below -20 degrees Fahrenheit. The “polar vortex,” a mass of frigid air that is usually over the Arctic, was to blame. It gets the name vortex because it turns counterclockwise, like a hurricane....
It was only after the hurricane had pounded the facilities for several hours that staff moved at least 640 patients from five hospitals in Charlotte, Sarasota and Lee counties. In one instance, hospital staff had to delay transferring patients for hours because it was too ...