Florida Keys Ready to Welcome Visitors After Hurricane Rita
Officials in the Florida Keys urged tourists to wait until today to travel to the area after it was sideswiped by Hurricane Rita. They seemed to have dodged the worse of the storm and had less than anticipated damage as compared to when Hurricane Rita came ashore in Port Arthur, TX.
Officials in the Florida Keys urged tourists to wait until today to travel to the area after it was sideswiped by Hurricane Rita on Tuesday. Still, they were breathing a collective sigh of relief after the latest hurricane — the third to hit the Keys this season — did less damage than anticipated.
“We seem to be in very good shape,” said spokesman Andy Newman. “There is no major structural damage. They’re busy moving some sand around and digging out seaweed.”
The Key West airport reopened Thursday; cruise ships return Sunday. For updates: 800-352-5397; www.fla-keys.com.
September 25th, 2005 at 7:55 pm
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