Regarding Hurricane Dean

This is an excerpt from an article in the NYT talking about the effects of Hurricane Dean on Mexico. Tuesday Aug. 21, 2007 The streets were filled with water and littered with palm fronds and other debris. Overhead, spiraling clouds slid rapidly to the west....... In the center of the old town, people peered timidly from their windows to assess the night’s damage. Alvaro Sosa Marvil, a veterinarian who lives in the town square, said he was relieved to find at dawn that the destruction was not as bad as had been predicted. “This is a price one pays for living in a privileged place — the Caribbean,” he said, as he looked at the downed trees in the town square. “Nature collects a toll from us.” Reported by:James McKinley JR and Graham Bowley A pragmatic, truthful statement.