<p>For many people, including the 24 dead, the storm was a disaster. Something good, however, can still come out of this -- the realization that preparedness is not something you do occasionally when the weather forecasts a major storm, but something that becomes part of your life. Because otherwise, there is simply no way to be ready for the myriad of small disasters that happen in ordinary lives.</p>
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