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Devastated Housing Development
Photo: Few buildings left standing in devastated housing development
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Parts of Homestead, Florida, lie in ruins after Hurricane Andrew tore through the area with Category 5 winds. Andrew follows Katrina as the second-most destructive U.S. hurricane on record, with winds topping 164 miles (264 kilometers) per hour.
Photograph by Joel Sartore

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