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Florida Town of Migrants Left to Fend for Itself for Days

Left to sleep in condemned trailers. Forced to cook outside. Haitian and Latino residents outside Naples have been practically forgotten.

Daniel McKnight

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Record-Busting Irma Batters Entire Length of Florida

Neither coast of South Florida could escape the ferocious hurricane, which has brought flooding, wind damage, and massive power outages, and isn’t quite done yet.

Daniel McKnight

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Florida Smashed by Strongest Hurricane Since Katrina

Miami streets flood as winds snap a crane in two. Tampa Bay eerily drains before the storm sends the water into the city. Hurricane Irma has Florida under siege.

Eric Holthaus

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