Re: 4 miles from the nuclear power plant
Posted by
DTB_2009 on 9/17/2010, 4:28 pm
As officials opened hostels with room for thousands of people, many hunkered down in their homes, sticking adhesive tape on windows and blocking doors with furniture.
Coastal resident Filemon Calderon said his wooden house collapsed overnight, after he had tried to reinforce it with old mattresses. "It fell on us. The beds and our furniture were soaked," the 59-year-old said.
This part of the article says it all about the difficulty the underprivileged have in situations like Karl. I hope everyone there makes it through this. |
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Karl now a major hurricane...bearing down on the coast of Mexico -
Chris in Tampa,
9/17/2010, 4:53 am- sure looks like a landfall to me - CypressTX, 9/17/2010, 12:36 pm
- Right quad eyewall significantly strengthens before landfall - JAC, 9/17/2010, 12:11 pm
- Veracruz Harbor Buoy - JAC, 9/17/2010, 9:26 am
- Recon - JAC, 9/17/2010, 8:38 am
- Eye looks to be getting wider - JAC, 9/17/2010, 7:19 am
- RI Round 2 --> Raw T# 6.5 - JAC, 9/17/2010, 6:57 am
- Re: Karl now a major hurricane...bearing down on the coast of Mexico - Jackstraw, 9/17/2010, 6:11 am
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