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Image: Hurricane Andrew - Workers stand atop damaged houses, beginning reconstruction
Dade County, Fla., August 24, 1992 -- Many houses, businesses and peronal effects suffered extensive damage from one of the most destructive hurricanes ever recorded in America. One million people were evacuated and 54 died in this hurricane. FEMA News Photo (FEMA Photo by Bob Epstein/Released)