WORST DISASTERS – LIVES LOST (U

2 Great Okeechobee Hurricane in Florida. 1928, estimated over 2,500 dead . On September 15, 1928, news of a hurricane that had killed 1,500 in the Caribbean began filtering over to Florida's east coast. By the time a tidal surge and 150-mph winds slammed Palm Beach the next night, most residents had fled or barricaded themselves inside their homes. ................
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