Mobile Homes Get Worst of Wilma's Damage (AP)
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Tom Ventura stands in his Davie, Fla. trailer home, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005, talking about his sinking ceiling, caused by water and wind from Hurricane Wilma. For many people _ retirees on fixed incomes, blue-collar workers, single parents _ mobile homes offer an inexpensive way to live in an increasingly costly region. They are also the most vulnerable during a hurricane. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
AP - As Hurricane Wilma's howling winds rocked their mobile home and water poured in from the damaged roof, Eleanor and Tom Ventura prayed that their inexpensive retirement home would somehow be spared. |
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