No one's talking about Wilma
Nov. 7th, 2005 03:47 pmAmazing how the media seems to be silent about the 3rd and just-as-devastating storm this year, Wilma. A dear friend of mine and fellow author states:
"Fort Lauderdale is still a mess, and four of my friends lost everything.
About half of the traffic lights are on. The rest is chaos. The streets are piled with dead trees limbs and debris in six foot high stacks, waiting for pickups and it's hard to see around the corners.
Thank you all for your concern and your help...I know many of you are tapped out from donations to Katrina and the tsunami relief, but if you can spare a few dollars, please send them to the Wilma relief fund. Many of the elderly are hit hard here. People 80 and 90 years old have lost their homes. About 5000 homes in Fort Lauderdale will have to be condemned.
Also, please check your home insurance. Most of my friends were underinsured because they bought their homes before the current real estate boom. They don't have enough insurance to cover their costs. Please make sure that yours is updated to cover the current apprised value of your property."
It breaks my heart that after all the attention (and rightly so) given to Katrina and Rita, Wilma victims are all but being ignored.
My friend is one of the lucky ones - she and her husband are okay, even after days without power, but obviously, there are many more people in South Florida who are not.
May I ask you to spread the word? I'd really appreciate it.
*Note: her e-mail is quoted with permission
"Fort Lauderdale is still a mess, and four of my friends lost everything.
About half of the traffic lights are on. The rest is chaos. The streets are piled with dead trees limbs and debris in six foot high stacks, waiting for pickups and it's hard to see around the corners.
Thank you all for your concern and your help...I know many of you are tapped out from donations to Katrina and the tsunami relief, but if you can spare a few dollars, please send them to the Wilma relief fund. Many of the elderly are hit hard here. People 80 and 90 years old have lost their homes. About 5000 homes in Fort Lauderdale will have to be condemned.
Also, please check your home insurance. Most of my friends were underinsured because they bought their homes before the current real estate boom. They don't have enough insurance to cover their costs. Please make sure that yours is updated to cover the current apprised value of your property."
It breaks my heart that after all the attention (and rightly so) given to Katrina and Rita, Wilma victims are all but being ignored.
My friend is one of the lucky ones - she and her husband are okay, even after days without power, but obviously, there are many more people in South Florida who are not.
May I ask you to spread the word? I'd really appreciate it.
*Note: her e-mail is quoted with permission
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