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COPYRIGHT 2005 South Florida Sun-Sentinal
Byline: Sally Kestin
MOBILE, Ala. _ When Hurricane Katrina knocked out power to Lakeshia Watson's public housing apartment, she opened a window.
An air conditioner fell out, and water damaged a mattress and clothing, said the 23-year-old tenant of Roger Williams Homes.
"It wasn't bad," she said. "It just was rain coming in."
Watson called the Federal Emergency Management Agency and got $2,000 in emergency aid.
A bathroom ceiling partially collapsed in the modest house Thelma Robinson rents. A sofa in front of a fireplace got wet, as did other living room furniture, from the family opening the door to watch the hurricane.
"A lot of that rain came because we were just looking at the storm," said Robinson, 35. "Not too much damage, but it messed up a lot of...
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