Hurricane Irma Aftermath
Well, what can you say...after a week of 24/7 news coverage, endless doomsday pontifications, mass evacuations, and great hysteria...the storm is gone. Lots of regional flooding, downed trees and pow...
Forum Discussion
2012Coleman wrote:
And to the person who thinks Florida dodged a bullet, I'm thinking a whole lot of people coming back to flooded houses or trees smashed through roofs in my neighborhood would most likely disagree.
Unless the media and FEMA are just blowing smoke, 25% of homes in the Keys totally destroyed, 65% have major damage, 90% some amount of damage.
Source ARTICLE
Of course, it goes on to be disputed.
Monroe County officials on Tuesday night were quick to counter FEMA estimates, saying no official estimates of percentages or dollar amounts of damages had been done.
"Things look real damaged from the air, but when you clear the trees and all the debris, it’s not much damage to the houses," Monroe County Commissioner Heather Carruthers said in a statement released by the county Tuesday night.
One things for sure, if they are even 1/2 accurate that's not really dodging any bullets.
