hewitt.mobi: AudioBlog & Hurricane Katrina

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Saturday, September 03, 2005
AudioBlog & Hurricane Katrina

I thought it was about time for another audio blog so here it is.....

BBC - News from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
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As security forces focus on those who survived Monday's hurricane and the subsequent flooding, dead bodies can be seen floating on the streets. It is still not know how many people have died in this Louisiana city. BBC

Military convoys arrive in New Orleans to tackle the lawlessness which has gripped the city, and to distribute desperately needed water and food. BBC

Many of those being assisted by National Guardsmen at the centre are in very poor condition. Some have been languishing in hospitals with no power, water or vital medicines. BBC

The evacuation of the Superdrome stadium - where tens of thousands sought refuge from Katrina - is not expected to be completed until Sunday. Some 2,000 people remain there - but the situation is now reported to be calm after reports of rape and general lawlessness. BBC

Evacuees at New Orleans' convention centre run to the helicopters that will take them out of the hurricane-stricken city, as the rescue effort is stepped up after days of chaos and despair. BBC

Others have not even been able to get off the rooftops, where they have spent days waiting to be rescued by a helicopter or a boat. BBC

Security and emergency forces have also had to deal with fires in the city. Huge blasts at a chemical plant near the famous French Quarter rocked part of the city. Officials believe some of the fires are being started intentionally by looters. BBC

President George Bush visits the Mississippi town of Biloxi which was also devastated by Hurricane Katrina. As anger about the delay in getting relief aid to hurricane-stricken areas mounts, he concedes that the initial response was not acceptable. BBC

Tens of thousands of people remain stranded in the city - most of them from the poorer, African-American areas. Some of them have made their way onto the highway, in the hope that one of the buses leaving the city will stop for them. BBC

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