In Virginia emergency planners mindful of growing Latino population
Tagged: parents, population, VirginiaPosted on: October 8th, 2007“When Tropical Storm Gaston dropped a foot of rain in 2004, rescue workers confronted more than the elements: At one suburban Richmond apartment complex, more than a dozen Spanish-speaking residents couldn’t understand warnings not to step into fast-moving flood waters engulfing their homes.
A year earlier, area Red Cross workers discovered Latino parents waiting at school bus stops as Hurricane Isabel approached, unaware of storm dangers.
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