Charley ravages Florida.Hurricane Charley This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2004; for other storms named Hurricane Charley, see Hurricane Charley (disambiguation). Hurricane Charley was the third named storm, the second hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. struck west-central Florida with a mix of wind and water, ravaging oceanfront homes and trailer parks before moving inland to assault Orlando and Daytona Beach. The Category 4 storm was stronger than expected when the eye reached the mainland yesterday afternoon at Charlotte Harbour, pummelling the coast with winds reaching 145mph and a surge of sea water up to 15 feet. Three people died during the storm and dozens were injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. . Earlier, Charley had claimed three lives in Cuba and one in Jamaica. President George Bush declared a major disaster area in Florida. His brother, Florida governor Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician, and was the 43rd Governor of Florida as well as the first Republican to be re-elected to that office. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the younger brother of current President George W. , projected damage could exceed pounds 9bn. "It looks like a war zone ( power lines down everywhere, street signs, pieces of roofs blown off, trees uprooted," said Buddy Martin, managing editor of the Charlotte Sun. |
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