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Some of you people are nuts.
The mayor refused to evacuate and the state didn't know what to do until Bush called them and told them to evacuate on three days before the flooding.
There are over 2000 buses in NO and their plan calls for evacuation three days before the storm. This could have been done of Friday and Saturday and the bus drivers could have been off Sunday to get their own asses out so the mayors excuse is bullshit.
Here's a little fact: The Veterans hospital evacuated five hospitals and the one in NO had 1200 patients and 700 were bed ridden and none died.
FEMA and the red cross had supplies just outside NO and wanted to drop food and water from helos but the "State" told them not to.
There are federal laws against the President deploying federal troops in to a state without the states permission ans they didn't give permission until Saturday after the flood.
Finally, there is a reason FEMA doesn't rush in to a disaster and it's because the area could be a hot zone. Anotherwords they could become the victims from chemicals, radiation, floods etc. so by design they don't rush in and in all the plans the local and state shouldn't expect them for 5-7 days.
In fact, the Mayor was on the radio on Saturday before the flooding and said this himself but the press isn't playing it yet. He said anyone going to a shelter needs to have 5-7 days of food and water and don't expect help for 5-7 days.
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