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...anticipation of Hurricane Rita, Harvard College had prepared to provide students with disaster support services, including counseling—but University officials said they are relieved when the services went unused...
Hurricane Rita crashed into the coast bordering Lousiana and Texas on Saturday, causing considerably less damage than Hurricane Katrina, which struck Louisiana and Mississippi on Aug. 29. Although the estimated damage of Hurricane Rita is $4.5 billion, the death toll is about 10 people, much less than that of Hurricane Katrina, which totaled over...
...prepare for Rita, Assistant Dean of the College Jay Ellison sent the Allston Burr Senior Tutors a list of 192 students whose families are from the coastal areas of Texas and Louisiana...
Rosen said he identified about a dozen students in Winthrop House who could have been affected by Hurricane Rita, and prepared for the worst...
...That afternoon, two six-member squads are sent to search an area that was previously wetlands 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...