A tale of two Irmas: rich Miami ready for tumult as poor Miami waits and hopes
by Ed Pilkington in Miami from on (#31N7M)
As the hurricane approaches, the wealthy residents of Miami Beach can afford to play golf, their homes primed to withstand the wind and rain. In Liberty City, just a few miles away, they're crossing their fingers
This is a tale of two Irmas. First, there's the Hurricane Irma facing Max Borges as he practised his short iron on a Miami Beach golf course just hours before one of the most powerful and deadly storms in modern times was scheduled to make landfall on the US mainland.
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