Lizette Alvarez on Twitter: "27 years ago today, Hurricane Andrew demolished Homestead and Florida City. Here is The Miami Herald’s first post-hurricane edition. @DVNJr and I were with the legendary photog Carlos Guerrero in a Fl. City motel torn apart by 165-mph winds. Herald won Public Service Pulitzer.… https://t.co/GehnKiwpkC"

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27 years ago today, Hurricane Andrew demolished Homestead and Florida City. Here is The Miami Herald’s first post-hurricane edition. @DVNJr and I were with the legendary photog Carlos Guerrero in a Fl. City motel torn apart by 165-mph winds. Herald won Public Service Pulitzer.pic.twitter.com/XktOwENpcV

5:28 AM - 24 Aug 2019

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1. 987s‏ @987s 24 Aug 2019
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  **Hurricane Extra** old school newspaper
  
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1. Wanda‏ @itsWanda 24 Aug 2019
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  For people who weren't born yet or don't know South Florida: the beaches were evacuated, but Homestead, which bore the brunt of the storm, was not. Many people were in their houses as roofs were ripped off.
  
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1. Luis Cruz‏ @LuisCru22150878 26 Aug 2019
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  Never forget it
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