Death toll increased for 1928 Florida hurricane to include farmwokers

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Folks,

I thought some of you might be interested in the article referenced below just because it's such a sad commentary. Appears revised death tolls from a 1928 Florida hurricane around Lake Okeechobee will make the storm the second deadliest in U.S. recorded history. The first estimate excluded at least 700 migrant and other farmworkers. They just didn't "count" back then.

Are things better today?

Alice [see reference below]

Alice C. Larson, Ph.D.Larson Assistance Serviceslas@...206.463.9000 (voice)206.463.9400 (fax)P.O. Box 801Vashon Island, WA 98070

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History revised: Toll is raised for storm of '28Nearly 75 years after the terrible Lake Okeechobee hurricane of 1928, the National Weather Service said Thursday it plans to raise the official death toll by nearly 700 to 2,500-plus, making the storm the second-deadliest natural disaster in American history.The full article will be available on the Web for a limited time:http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/5819591.htm(c) 2003 The Miami Herald and wire service sources. .