SW Florida residents clear sodden homes in scorching heat

EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. (AP) " Dealing with wrecked belongings and reports of toxic muck, residents of a tiny town where Florida's Everglades meet the Gulf of Mexico cleared their homes Monday in scorching 92 F (33 C) heat with no air conditioning and no electricity except from a few generators.The isolated Everglades City community of about 400 people suffered some of Florida's worst storm surges " up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) " when Hurricane Irma slammed the region eight days ago, [...]


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