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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Blackwell and James Pollard

Florida fishing village Horseshoe Beach hopes to maintain its charm after being walloped by Idalia

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This remote seaside enclave known as “Florida's Last Frontier” took much of the pounding from Hurricane Idalia when it struck the state's west coast as a Category 3 storm last week.

The damage left behind in the fishing village of Horseshoe Beach is exposing a gulf between haves and have-nots as cash-strapped residents could be forced to leave the quaint, remote community rivaled by few others along the Florida shoreline.

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