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TRANSCRIPT OF THE EPISODE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLE.
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Our prayers have been these days for the victims of Hurricane Ian that hit us a few days ago. The same for our brothers in Puerto Rico who recently suffered from Hurricane Fiona.
Hurricanes are common natural phenomena in our area. In this century, Florida has had about 79 major hurricanes, that is between categories 1 to 5. Of these, 52 have been related to deaths and great destruction. The number of deaths from the latter, which entered the State as category 4, is 77 so far. It is estimated that 40 billion dollars have been lost.
There is a lot of talk about this, which is really important. But what is not talked about is that in the last 9 years the population of Florida has grown by 16%, and it is known that in this last year it has grown enormously. The area of Ft. Myers and surroundings that was the most affected had gone from being, in the last 5 years, an area with relatively few structures, to a huge … Continuar