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A comparison of the effects of Hurricane Floyd (Florida) and Hurricane Mitch (Honduras)
Fifty six people died in the USA as a result of Hurricane Floyd and 6,000 died in Honduras as a result of Hurricane Mitch. There was no evacuation plan in Honduras and the emergency management organisations were very differently sourced. The clip highlights the fact that victims of 'natural' disasters are predominantly poor.
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