Irma shortage: Throngs endure long lines for free sand bags

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[size=45]Another Irma shortage: Throngs endure long lines for free sand bags

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BY DAVID OVALLE
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SEPTEMBER 06, 2017 4:18 PM

It’s not just water and gas — anxious South Florida residents are queuing up for many sweaty hours to get free sandbags.
At Doral Central Park, hundreds of city residents and business employees waited in a car line that snaked around Northwest 87th Avenue and down 33rd Street. The hope: 10 sandbags, given by the city of Doral, that could be used to ward off floods brought by Hurricane Irma.
For some, it was a plunge down the preparedness rabbit hole. Once they began the wait, it was hard to leave — even if there was no guarantee supplies would last.
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