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Bush Surveys Hurricane Damage in Florida

By Phillip Davis
Published August 14, 2004 at 11:00 PM CDT

President Bush takes an aerial tour of Southwest Florida, where Hurricane Charley struck Friday with deadly force. Thousands are homeless and hundreds of thousands are without power in the center of the state. Property damage to insured homes is estimated at $11 billion -- just a portion of the storm's ultimate total. Hear NPR's Phillip Davis.

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Correspondent Phillip Davis covers South Florida and beyond for NPR. He joined NPR in January 1993, and has reported on such topics as the Elian Gonzalez affair, the disputed 2000 presidential election, and the growing cultural diversity of South Florida. Davis has also filed reports from England, West Africa, and South America for NPR. His pieces can be heard on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and All Things Considered.