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Hurricane Jeanne in Haiti

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Hurricane Jeanne hits Florida Jeanne's powerful gusts of up to 100mph (160km/h) are tearing down the power lines, ripping off roofs and whirling up previous storms debris. Orlando and Fort Lauderdale were at a high risk of flooding due to their short distance from the coast of Florida. Many people evacuated their houses and more than 31,000 went to shelters on Saturday, many of which already had damaged houses from the previous Hurricane - Francis. People were exhausted from "Hurricane Fatigue" and because of a great deal of them "decided to ride out the storm at home and didn't evacuate," reported emergency management spokeswoman, Yvonne Martinez. The Economic short term effects to Florida were that some recently repaired power lines had been knocked down therefore 1 million people were left without electricity on Sunday. This could be easily repaired as it was before from the previous Hurricanes. The long-term economical impacts in...

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