Chaos as hurricane families ignore 'stay away' warnings
Thousands of residents desperate to return home after fleeing Hurricane Frances have ignored Florida’s plea to stay put, jamming main roads, delaying emergency workers and causing tempers to flare in the sticky heat.
One man was so desperate for ice that he shot the lock off a freezer. Fights broke out in some places, drivers waited for hours to fill up their fuel tanks and more than 1,000 cars coiled around several blocks in Stuart as a distribution centre watched over by National Guardsmen offered water, ice and ready-to-eat meals.
