There are some who claim that after the SF quake, there was an active program to suppress the death toll.
People who disappeared were listed as "missing", not deceased, because no body was ever found, and IIRC, there were about 15-20 thousand of those.
Speculation is that the local Better Business Bureau types didn't want to scare people from migrating there.
I lived through Andrew personally and was there 25 miles to the north of the eye. The thing was then...channel 7 and 10 went live with refrigeration trucks pulling up to Homestead Air Force Base and tons of body bags.
Why?
Illegals who were afriad to check into a shelter because of no ID or anything, were afriad of being deported and all decided to ride it out in south Dade and Naranja.
A similar thing reportedly happened with Charley last year and the coast filled with mexicans and nicaraguans as well who have not been seen since the day of the storm.
Illegals don't go to shelters out of fear of the police.It is very common.
It is also a sign that would drive locals insane knowing how many died in Miami and would leave especially after finding out how many illegals lived amongst them. Big political issues.