Residents rethink refusal to evacuate

SOME residents of the Florida Keys were rethinking their refusal to evacuate for Hurricane Wilma today after the storm isolated them, submerged streets under up to five feet of water and turned out their lights.

Residents rethink refusal to evacuate
Tue, 25 Oct, 2005 - 01:00

No travel was possible in or out of Key West.

Assistant to the mayor, Jay Gewin, said 35% of the city was flooded, including the airport.

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