WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama urged residents of hurricane-prone communities Friday to take responsibility for their own safety and start planning now.
Hurricane season officially begins Monday.
"A lot of these plans are not complicated,” the president said after a disaster-preparedness briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Individuals should be ready with a supply of nonperishable food, water, first aid kits and radios that will work in the rain, he said.
Forecasters are predicting a normal hurricane season, with four to seven hurricanes.
by the associated press
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