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Survey of hurricane preparedness finds one-third on high risk coast will refuse evacuation order

In new survey of people in high-risk hurricane areas conducted by Harvard School of Public Health one-third (31 percent) said if told by govt. to evacuate due to a major hurricane, they would not leave. This is an increase from 2006 when 23 percent said they would not evacuate. The survey was conducted in eight SE states in counties within 20 miles of the coast. and is meant for govt. emergency planning.

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