'Paradise is still paradise' - Floridians vow to rebuild after two hurricanes


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  • Saturday, 12 Oct 2024

A drone view shows a car driving through a flooded street after Hurricane Milton made landfall in South Daytona, Florida, U.S., October 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

SIESTA KEY, Florida (Reuters) -Chris Fiore was supposed to be accepting delivery of new household appliances and furniture, replacing items that were swamped by Hurricane Helene just a few weeks ago.

Instead, the resident of Siesta Key, the Florida barrier island town where Hurricane Milton made landfall this week, was using a broom to push muck and seawater out of her ground-floor condo, a dream home she purchased just four years ago.

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