Stephanie Wrote:
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> I would have to agree but I think there was some
> time constraints. Wasn't the initial mandatory
> evacuation given about 10 hours before Katrina was
> due to strike? It's taken this many days to get
> busses out there to evacuate people when they're
> in really dire straits. I agree, though, they
> could've done something. Did NO have a train
> station? A train could've evacuated alot of people
> without adding to the traffic congestion.

Yesterday, China successfully evacuated 790k people in the path of its hurricane.

Good news, though. It's a miracle. Somebody showed up in NOLA today and suddenly there were helicopters, guardsmen, and all kinds of aid around.

Sue