The Dangers Of Hurricane Life

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That no matter how popular an area may be there are always dangers that no one may expect. In 1990 Galveston, Texas was a fast-growing and popular city. Until a hurricane struck people huddle together at the tops of tall hotels. People were dragged out to sea moreover wherever you were you weren’t safe. At a Catholic orphanage, nuns and children huddled together for dear life, although their measures were unable to save them and they all perished.There were over 6,000 bodies and no one knew how to dispose of them. They burned them in efforts to keep things civil. The city learned it’s lesson and built a great seawall to protect them from more sea

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