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In reply to the discussion: Hundreds of people have died in Florida [View all]malaise
(267,828 posts)15. THIS
But President Biden has already prepared folks for the deadliest hurricane in Florida, FEMA will release the real numbers.
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It just struck me because in other disasters the death toll is one of the things you hear first
Walleye
Sep 2022
#6
Yes it's a shame we can't trust the information from the state governor at a time like this
Walleye
Sep 2022
#14
I kind of thought the recovery effort would make it difficult to determine the number of lives lost
Walleye
Sep 2022
#13
Yes I really hope it's not worse than we are hearing but it looks really really bad
Walleye
Sep 2022
#43
To be fair, the sheriff of the worst-hit county also said "hundreds" yesterday
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2022
#84
Pointing out the number is still speculation from those involved is also "being fair"
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2022
#91
Seriously -- I actually live in SOFL and know folks whose families are rescuing people there
obamanut2012
Sep 2022
#80
Wash Post says 23 so far. If you have a link to the info on your post please share
ZonkerHarris
Oct 2022
#128
this was sooo bad... it reminded me more of the Japanese Tsunami than a Hurricane.
WarGamer
Oct 2022
#137
The Florida Medical Examiners Commission confirmed 73 deaths as of Saturday afternoon
bigtree
Oct 2022
#145
there are scores of homeless migrants that may not be accounted for in house to house searches
bigtree
Oct 2022
#152
We need to brace for some bad reports. Survivors will need a lot of help for quite a while.
Hermit-The-Prog
Oct 2022
#158