Tornadoes executed at least 19 in Florida

By Jona Benoit


At least 19 people were fatally injured in one county Friday as disastrous hurricanes packing tornadoes raked across central Florida. Those that kill by a tornado can avail a tornado insurance claims . Lake County authorities recounted the early-morning typhoon rubbed out 13 people in the city of Paisley and 6 more in Lady Lake. Among the dead were two highschool students â€" a 17-year-old girl and a boy who was a freshman, asserted Anna Cowin, superintendent of Lake County Schools.
The boy, one of triplets, was killed together with his parents, while a sister, also one of the triplets, is in serious condition at a hospital, Cowin's office expounded. Cowin further said a 7-year-old boy and his dad died. Officers in Sumter and Volusia counties, which also were hit, asserted they had no word of deaths. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced a condition of emergency in Lake, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia counties.

He said he had spoken with President Bush and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff regarding the importance of receiving Fed. help. In Woman Lake late Fri., Crist told CNN the weather damage was the worst he has ever seen in the state. "It's like a bomb went off in central Florida," he revealed.

FEMA Director David Paulison and 1 or 2 staffers will go to Florida on Saturday or Sun., a senior FEMA official told CNN. Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson established a curfew from 8 p.m. To 6 a.m. In the affected parts of the county. "If we find any person robbing, we are going to handle it," he revealed at an afternoon news conference. He also asked wannabe volunteers to keep away.

"We have everything in hand at this time," he announced. Volusia County officers preliminarily estimated property damage at $80 million. The elimination in Paisley, in Lake County, was catastrophic. "It is like a total war section about 300 yards wide," U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson declared after touring the region with Crist and others. Progress Energy, the largest electricity provider in the region, reported at least 15,000 customers without power.

The Nation's Weather Service confirmed that a "significant tornado event" happened in Lake and Volusia counties. Damage survey groups were to be sent into the areas after emergency crews finished their work so the weather service can determine the power of the tornado and its actual path, the weather service sa
"We have everything in hand at this time," he announced. Volusia County officers preliminarily estimated property damage at $80 million. The elimination in Paisley, in Lake County, was catastrophic. "It is like a total war section about 300 yards wide," U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson declared after touring the region with Crist and others. Progress Energy, the largest electricity provider in the region, reported at least 15,000 customers without power.

The Nation's Weather Service confirmed that a "significant tornado event" happened in Lake and Volusia counties. Damage survey groups were to be sent into the areas after emergency crews finished their work so the weather service can determine the power of the tornado and its actual path, the weather service said. The weather service had warned that the tempest was on the way, and local media had suggested tornadoes were possible.

But many residents in the area said they did not know such a massive storm was coming. There are no tornado sirens in the area.




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