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US: 'Oh, so that was only a category 1 storm'

Source(s): Charleston Gazette-Mail
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The public has to learn from this Category 1 hurricane and do what experts in disaster preparedness ask to do, develop a plan, work the plan and take it seriously, in order to be better prepared for a Category 2 or 3. "In a situation like this, everybody is safer if everybody takes responsibility," says the editorial of the Charleston Daily Mail.

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Hazards Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon
Themes Preparedness
Country and region United States of America

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