Hurricane-force winds kill 15 in Spain France
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- Hurricane-force winds kill 15 in Spain France
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- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Helps Injured Iraqi War Veteran
- FEMA denies funds for pre-existing home problems
Hurricane-force winds kill 15 in Spain France
AFP
High winds gusting up to 150 kilometres an hour (95 miles per hour) in northern Spain brought down part of a sports hall in Sant Boi de Llobregat near Barcelona a regional government spokeswoman said killing the four children and injuring nine. Spanish media reported the children had been playing baseball outside but took shelter in the building. “It seems that the roof shifted and brought down part of the wall” the spokeswoman said. Meanwhile French forecasters warned the storms could be as ferocious as the tempest in 1999 which uprooted millions of trees although over a “more limited geographical area.
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Houston Chronicle United States
I buy a few two-by-fours. When I have enough to do a room I fix up that one room” Hedger said Saturday. Hurricane Ike though proved too much for this incremental approach. The roof of Hedger’s house succumbed to Ike’s winds causing leaks that damaged floors and walls. Mold has begun to creep in. Hedger 59 sought repair funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But the agency has denied assistance to her and many others because inspectors judged that their homes were in poor condition before the disaster.