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Clean-up after Hurrican Idalia difficult due to flooding

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Steven Gislam
August 31, 2023

US President Joe Biden is to travel to the state of Florida to assess damage caused by Hurricane Idalia there. Clean-up efforts are being made difficult by lingering flooding. Three people were left dead in the states of Florida and Georgia as Idalia battered the region.

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