Hurricane Felix death toll rises - Democratic Underground

muriel_volestrangler

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Fri Sep-07-07 05:38 AM
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Hurricane Felix death toll rises

Source: BBC

At least 98 people have been killed and thousands left homeless after Hurricane Felix lashed Nicaragua and Honduras earlier this week, officials say.

Dozens of people are still missing and rescuers are trawling jungles, open seas and beaches for more survivors.

Both countries remain on alert for heavy floods in the storm's aftermath.

Officials are only now uncovering the scale of devastation caused by Felix, which hit land as a maximum strength category five storm on Tuesday.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6982722.stm

Wow - that's much worse than initially reported. :(

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uppityperson

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Fri Sep-07-07 11:06 AM
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1. k&r for "bodies floating on the debris-strewn sea" (BBC)

Edited on Fri Sep-07-07 11:09 AM by uppityperson

"Rescuers have found bodies floating on the debris-strewn sea, while other bodies have been washed up on beaches."

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Catherine Vincent

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Fri Sep-07-07 04:01 PM
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2. I didn't know that.

What a tragedy.

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Robbien

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Fri Sep-07-07 04:06 PM
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3. From all reports Venezuela has been the leader in aiding the victims

That fact is probably one of the major reasons this tragedy has gotten no play in US media. The US has made some of those "pledges" for help I hear.

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goodgd_yall

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Fri Sep-07-07 08:07 PM
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4. Once it was known it wouldn't be hitting tourist areas

the media stopped reporting on Hurrican Felix's progress. Same old self-absorbed crap the MSM has always indulged in.

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