Matthew Kauerauf, WPTV News

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Fear and frustration are mounting in some of Florida’s most vulnerable communities after a bill designed to make manufactured homes safer before storms died in the state Senate, leaving potentially thousands at risk.

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It's an issue that hits home in the Spanish Lakes Country Club Community of Fort Pierce, where scars from Hurricane Milton still run deep.

Nearly a year ago, Milton’s spawned 46 tornadoes, one of which was an EF-3 that killed six people in the 55+ community.

Empty lots now trace where manufactured homes once stood, while concrete block houses next door still stand. It's a silent warning for

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