Many of the families lost their belongings to Hurricane Mitch in 1998.

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Many lost their belongings and many houses were completely flooded.

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They even went as far as to pay us for several weeks after the storm when many of us had no electricity and had lost most our belongings.

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Still, the situation is never certain, and we always worry that many of our women have been displaced and lost all their belongings, or even worse, have once again become victims of violence.

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They fled their home on foot as the water levels reached their waists and have lost most of their belongings.

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The governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, toured affected areas on Thursday and said it was "horrible" for those who had lost their homes and belongings.

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Survivors trudging wearily through the mud and rubble along what had once been a pretty beach-front, many having lost not only their belongings but their families too, complained bitterly that the president had been more concerned with getting out the vote than with saving lives.

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The owner of Castle Kashan, socialite and philanthropist Lilly Lawrence, managed to escape, but a number of her belongings -- including Faberge eggs, presidential autographs and Elvis Presley memorabilia -- were lost.

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