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Agency paid out hundreds of millions to people who were untouched by disaster
Sun-SentinelThe federal government's mishandling of the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe is only the latest bungling in a national disaster response system that for years has been fraught with waste and fraud. A South Florida Sun-Sentinel investigation has found that...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Floods, Fraud, Water Pollution, Environmental Issues
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Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Sentinel Staff WriterBy Day 5, the populace had divided into two camps -- the Haves and the Have-Nots. And the Have-Nots were getting mighty testy. Although power had been restored to roughly two-thirds of Central Florida homes, more than a half-million residents were...Tags: Lake Eola, Hospitals and Clinics, Volusia County, FEMA, Health
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Requests for aid pour in to FEMA
Sentinel Staff WriterSmall businesses struggling to get back up and running after the hurricane can get help from a variety of sources -- but time will be the problem for most needing cash right away. Nearly 2,000 Central Florida businesses registered with the Federal...Tags: Lake County (Florida), Orange County (Florida), Lake Wales, FEMA, Relief and Aid Organizations
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Migrants cut deep by destruction, confusion
Sentinel National CorrespondentFor thousands of migrant and seasonal farm workers who didn't have much even before Hurricane Charley hit, the devastation has presented special hardships, advocates said after touring Florida migrant camps and residential areas this week. In some cases,...Tags: The Salvation Army, Arts and Culture, Condos and Houses, Career and Workplace, Rentals
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Charley may be gone, but toll keeps climbing
Sentinel National Correspondent-------------------- 7:22 a.m. Early today, 391,000 people remained without power, said Kristy Campbell, spokeswoman at the state emergency management center. One of three hospitals shut down by the storm, Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte,...Tags: Weather, Career and Workplace, Lake Wales, Emergency Incidents, Heart Attack
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Here's how to find help, help others
From Staff ReportsWhere can I find food, water and shelter? The American Red Cross has several free "feeding stations" in areas hardest hit by Hurricane Charley. In Orange County, go to University High School, 11550 Lokanotosa Trail; Union Park Middle School, 1844...Tags: The Salvation Army, Union Park, Orange City, Lake Wales, Personal Data Collection
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Powering up
Sentinel Staff WriterScrounging for gasoline and ice, living without lights or air conditioning and now scrambling for child care on short notice because some schools will stay closed for another week, Central Floridians struggled Monday to deal with the woes caused by...Tags: Buddy Dyer, Weather, Career and Workplace, Tropical Weather, Elections
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Charley rolls across Central Florida
Sentinel Staff WritersHurricane Charley battered Central Florida tonight, packing 105 mph winds that tore off roofs, knocked down trees and left tens of thousands of residents without power. There were widespread reports of trees falling on homes and storm-related fires, as...Tags: Buddy Dyer, Weather, George W. Bush, Executive Branch, Tropical Weather
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Hurricane Charley news Web log
![<i>The Web log is no longer being updated, but read through our coverage from <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/weather/orl-bk-charley-timeline081304,0,4603878.story?page=12">the last page</a> forward of Hurricane Charley's rampage through Central Florida.</i>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-08/13811472-07133307.jpg "<i>The Web log is no longer being updated, but read through our coverage from <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/weather/orl-bk-charley-timeline081304,0,4603878.story?page=12\">the last page</a> forward of Hurricane Charley's rampage through Central Florida.</i>")
From Staff and Wire ReportsThe Web log is no longer being updated, but read through our coverage from the last page forward of Hurricane Charley's rampage through Central Florida. Sat. Aug. 14, 4:23 p.m. Heavy rain caused the roofs to collapse on several condemned apartments near...Tags: Floods, Fashion Square Mall, Speedway, Career and Workplace, Weather
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Charley closes in as nearly 1 million told to evacuate
Sentinel Staff WriterClose to 1 million Florida residents and tourists were told Thursday to evacuate, as Hurricane Charley strengthens and churns toward the state's Gulf Coast. Charley is expected to pass west of the Keys early today before hitting southwest Florida with...Tags: Altamonte Springs, Armed Forces, Career and Workplace, Weather, Tropical Weather
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Charley's path now targets Orlando
Sentinel Staff WriterHurricane Charley slammed into Florida's Gulf Coast south of Tampa at 3:45 this afternoon, swelling to a Category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, and its path veered to take it directly over Orlando. At 5 p.m., Hurricane Charley was...Tags: Buddy Dyer, Floods, Weather, George W. Bush, Executive Branch
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Charley rips across Florida
Sentinel Staff WritersHurricane Charley bullied its way up Florida's midsection Friday, flipping small airplanes, tearing off roofs, knocking down trees and flooding roads as it headed from coastal Charlotte County through Orlando and Daytona Beach. At least three people were...Tags: Natural Resources, Weather, George W. Bush, Tropical Weather, Executive Branch
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