WORSE THAN EXPECTED AND WORST YET TO COME?
Kathleen Blanco, governor of Louisiana, called on the city of New Orleans to evacuate as waters continued to rise. ”We absolutely must evacuate the people in the dome and other shelters in the city,’’ she said on CNN. ”It’s a logistical nightmare.”
The US military on Wednesday added Navy ships, including two helicopter assault vessels and the hospital ship Comfort, and search troops to a relief effort in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
US authorities were battling to shore up heavily damaged levees in an effort to save New Orleans from almost total submersion as the city, 80 per cent of which lies below sea level, fills with water.
Police are struggling to contain widespread looting and officials fear the lack of basic sanitation or fresh water will lead to disease. MORE
The US military on Wednesday added Navy ships, including two helicopter assault vessels and the hospital ship Comfort, and search troops to a relief effort in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
US authorities were battling to shore up heavily damaged levees in an effort to save New Orleans from almost total submersion as the city, 80 per cent of which lies below sea level, fills with water.
Police are struggling to contain widespread looting and officials fear the lack of basic sanitation or fresh water will lead to disease. MORE
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