THE TENSION: Recovery From Wilma Begins Slowly, Still No Widespread Civil Unrest

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Recovery From Wilma Begins Slowly, Still No Widespread Civil Unrest

HURRICANE WILMA NEWS PHOTO -- Motorists who had waited in line for gas for hours, yell at a driver who cut in line at a Pembroke Pines, Fla. gas station early Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005. Many gas stations and grocery stores are open for the first time since Hurricane Wilma. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Recovery From Wilma Begins, Slowly
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Floridians already were waiting in long lines for gasoline at sunrise Wednesday as they voiced frustration at the slow arrival of relief following the destruction of Hurricane Wilma.

Police watched over the few gas stations that were open as a precaution in case motorists' tempers flared while they waited for hours to buy fuel.

Tension: 100
Gravity: 100

Topics: News, Gulf Coast, Hurricane, Wilma, Florida, Katrina, tropical storm