For the fourth time in six weeks Florida has been hit by a major hurricane. Hurricane Jeanne left at least five people dead and caused billions of dollars in damage. 2.5 million homes lost power. Florida became the first state since 1886 to be hit with four hurricanes in one season. Meanwhile in Haiti the death toll from flooding caused by the storm has reached 1,500. Some 300,000 people are now homeless. Residents of Gonaveives have complained the Haitian government in Port au Price has offered little assistance. One aid worker told the New york Times, “We are having trouble organizing the distribution because there is no authority existing in the town. The government is absolutely not responding.”
Hurricane Jeanne Devastates Caribbean
HeadlineSep 27, 2004