Hurricane Andrew relief row

Title

Hurricane Andrew relief row

Genre

News report; Press conference; Vox pop

TX Date

29 Aug 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:04:41

Description

Paul Woodley reports on the relief effort after Hurricane Andrew hit Florida, and the row between local and federal agencies and politicians over the delay in troops being mobilised to help. Includes President George H. W. Bush urging all parties to stop the blame game; Transportation Secretary Andrew Card blaming Florida Governor Lawton Chiles; Chiles says he wants to keep out of the politics; vox pop with local residents and troops. Property damage is estimated at £15billion.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; George H. W. Bush; Andrew Card; Lawton Chiles

Keywords

USA; Politics; Army personnel; Natural disasters; Rescue work; Florida; Food aid; Disaster relief; FEMA; Hurricanes; Direct state aid

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