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Soldier Key, 15 miles south of Miami Beach, was inundated during the passage of Hurricane Andrew. The home, associated buildings, and vegetation were severely impacted in a few hours, leaving the island devastated (shown one week after the storm in the photograph below).
Soldier Key after Hurricane Andrew.

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