Cash-strapped Floridian homeowners aren't hurricane-ready
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People place plywood over the windows of their business as they prepare for a storm in Miami, Florida in 2006. According to a recent survey by the Mason-Dixon polling firm, more than half of Floridians and those living in Atlantic and Gulf Coast states do not have a disaster plan, while 88 percent said they haven't taken any steps in the last year to strengthen their homes against hurricanes.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)
AFP - Raquel Pacheco says she is well aware of a hurricane's destructive force, yet she has done little to prepare her Miami Beach home against the potential ravages of the powerful storms which frequently batter the region. |
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