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August 24, 1992: Hurricane Andrew Attacks Florida, Massive Damage Is The Result

On August 24, 1992 hurricane Andrew landed involatile locations. A huge effort was made by
Homestead, Florida laying a path oflocal authorities and emergency service
destruction as it moved through the state.agencies to provide better methods and
This was the worst storm to hit the area intechnology for the detection, and tracking of
over 30 years, and many of the people livingsuch storms. The one good thing that happened
in the area were new to the region and neveras a result of this storm was that it
had  experienced  a  storm  like this before.motivated the locals to better prepare
themselves  for  the  future.
The Category four hurricane hit with winds
gusting to speeds of 175 miles per hour, andThe economic consequences of this hurricane
swells reaching 17 feet in height along thewere felt far and wide. After the storm
coast. The storm destroyed property and leftalmost one and a half million people where
as many as 250,000 people homeless. Sixtyleft without power, some for as long as 6
Five people died as a result of the storm,months. Businesses could not operate or had
and  many  more  suffered  injuries.to move to temporary facilities in an effort
to rebuild and recover lost revenues. Many
The damage left in the wake of the hurricanebusinesses lost financial records, and data
was devastating. The ferocious stormthat were crucial to the company's
destroyed or damaged an estimated 600,000operations. The total damage from the storm
homes and businesses. Water and wind damagewas estimated at approximately 26 billion
were in evidence all over. A great many ofdollars.
the homes located in this area were small
mobile homes, and virtually all of them whereThe residents of the state of Florida where
reduced to rubble. Local roads and highwaysill prepared for a hurricane of this
received damage, and all major utilitiesmagnitude. Many were of a generation that
experienced major interruptions of service.had never before experienced such
Local residents of the area were, in somedevastation, since the last major storm to
cases, without power, water or, sewage for ashit the area occurred some 30 years before.
much as six months. The Florida coast wasThe need to take precautions in an effort to
also home to many boats and water craft andlimit the effects of a natural disaster is
insurance claims for damage to these craftessential. Many insurance companies now offer
amounted  to  millions.discounted rates to companies that include
disaster planning into their standard
The social impact of this storm wasbusiness plans. It is not possible to be too
far-reaching. Many families left the area towell prepared.
rebuild their lives in safer and less



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