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Disturbing news on Hurricane Charlie

Deeply disconcerting news coverage over at WBBH. By daylight, the damage is a lot worse than initially suspected. Apparently there has been a considerable loss of life in a mobile home park, apparently located in Port Charlotte -- "stacks of bodies". A member of the media mentioned reports of 60 dead in the mobile home park, with hundreds of people reported missing. I don't know what they mean by that, as a lot of those people could have evacuated, but the suspicion appears to be that some people have either been buried under damaged property or washed out to sea. 160 homes have been reported destroyed on Upper Captiva Island, with an additional 160 homes damaged -- the island has been split in two, with a new 400 foot pass. All three major hospitals near where the hurricane hit have been damaged and are closed.

contributions can be sent to:

Lee County Red Cross
Attn: Hurricane Charley relief fund
2516 Colonial Blvd.
Fort Myers, FL 33907

Charlotte County Red Cross
Attn: Hurricane Charley relief fund
1300-D Enterprise Drive
Port Charlotte, FL 33953

Sanibel-Captiva Community Foundation
Attn: Hurricane Charley relief fund
8260 College Pkwy, suite 101
Fort Myers, FL 33919

Volunteer Florida
1-800-FL-HELP1
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