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Totally Tunsie

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1. One of the recent broadcasts mentioned that several families in the Panama City
Sun Oct 14, 2018, 06:53 PM
Oct 2018

area were Puerto Ricans who had relocated there after Hurricane Maria decimated their island. I can't imagine having to deal with this double tragedy. What do you do when a "once in a lifetime" event strikes you twice in succeeding years?

I'm also wondering if some of those who stayed behind may never be found, being haunted by the thought that some may have been dragged out to sea by the receding storm surge. How is it possible the authorities still can't account for those known to have stayed behind? You would think by now the word would have spread for those residents to check in to a central point to be counted, assuming they are physically able.

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