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...million Amount FEMA agreed to pay Carnival Cruise Lines to house Katrina evacuees for six months in three ships, now half empty...
...become the President's responsibility to run the lives of free Americans? Aren't we responsible for ourselves? People were not forced to live in high-risk areas. That was a choice they made for themselves. George Kelly Lewisville, Texas, U.S. Katrina was the first disaster. The response by fema [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] was the second. Shame on those in charge. Shame on us if we let the government get away with it. Kenis Sweet Lake George, New York, U.S. To Rebuild - or Not Walter Isaacson's viewpoint "How To Bring the Magic Back" [Sept. 12] stated that...
...Harvard Humanitarian Initiative will host this open series of discussions. Panelists from the Harvard faculty will discuss humanitarianism, FEMA, disaster relief, and human rights. Friday, September 30, noon-4:00 p.m. in Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian...
...someone doesn't answer, they're either evacuated, dead or don't want to be found-all of which are matters for local authorities, neighbors and family to worry about. USAR teams are concerned only about human life in imminent danger. They are not part of the FEMA or Red Cross food and ice delivery operations, and they are not counseling teams. The teams generally force entry only if a place has been crushed or they see other signs that someone may be injured inside. They leave behind an "X" spray-painted in orange with a code denoting that...
...with numerous residents and businesses, but after Rita, now resembles an island near Cameron Parish. The plan is to insert USAR teams by Coast Guard helicopter. They'll be searching some 300 to 400 residential structures and 40 to 80 commercial buildings in a 2.5 square-mile area. The FEMA liaison, Capt. Larry Collins of the Los Angeles Fire Department, says an air survey showed 80-100% destruction, "nothing but slabs" in parts of the area...