The Canadians beat both the Army and FEMA to help save trapped residents!!!!!
 

Source: Reuters
BATON ROUGE, La., Sept 7 (Reuters) - A Canadian search-and-rescue team reached a flooded New Orleans suburb to help save trapped residents five days before the U.S. military, a Louisiana state senator said on Wednesday.

The Canadians beat both the Army and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. disaster response department, to St. Bernard Parish east of New Orleans, where flood waters are still 8 feet (2.4 metres) deep in places, Sen. Walter Boasso said.

"Fabulous, fabulous guys," Boasso said. "They started rolling with us and got in boats to save people."

"We've got Canadian flags flying everywhere."

The stricken parish of 68,000 people was largely ignored by U.S. authorities who scrambled to get aid to New Orleans, a few miles (km) away. Boasso said residents of the outlying parishes had to mount their own rescue and relief efforts when Hurricane Katrina roared ashore on Aug. 29.

The U.S. government response to the disaster has been widely criticized. Politicians and editorial writers have called for the resignation of top Bush administration officials.

Boasso said U.S. authorities began airdropping relief supplies to St. Bernard last Wednesday, the same day the Canadian rescue team of about 50 members arrived from Vancouver, nearly 2,200 miles (3,540 km) away.

"They chartered a plane and flew down," he said.

Two FEMA officials reached the parish on Sunday and the U.S. Army arrived on Monday, he said.

"Why does it take them seven days to get the Army in?" Boasso asked.

He speculated that the smaller parishes suffered because the focus was on New Orleans, the famous home of jazz and Mardi Gras.

As for the Canadians, Boasso gave thanks for their quick work.

"They were so glad to be here," he said. "They're still here. They are actually going door-to-door looking in the attics" for people to rescue, he said.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07222207.htm

Not surprising.. I think Ethiopia could have been there faster than what went on under this administration. Yet in a month or two all the sheep will have forgotten how they fucked up so bad.

I just read a sad story about a retirement home , they found 30 people dead in.

The workers had simply evacuated and left all the old people to die..

WTF kind of sick motherfucker leaves 30 old helpless people to drown in their beds..

Yes this whole mess is disgusting. Thank you to all of the individuals, Canadians, and anyone else that has taken it upon themselves to help with this mess. A complete disgrace that never ends.

A guy that was sending in private donations of food and water was on the news last night saying FEMA was stopping some of their trucks from going to New Orleans and federalizing them. Ugh.

Now hearing this is what makes me proud.
But speaking as a Canadian citizen. Doing the right thing has it's own rewards. I'm just glad our boys could lend you a hand.

No one... absolutely no one....
Should have to endure what you guys are.

Our gov't sucks... maybe Bush will get re-elected for a third term now? :)

Kudo's to canada who once again shows it will show up in any country with 30 people & fly canadian flags :)

When the palestinians held elections i saw canadian flags EVERYWHERE.

They got some thing with flags. It's a fucking maple leaf people. Atleast have the decency to fly a Cannabis leaf, your real state motto.

Thank you Canada!

Yeah and they call us nationalistic.

yes, FEMA stopping deliveries from private companies and citizens

and Lousiana Senator is already thanking Canada in public.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio..._20050909.html

Most Canadian Aid was ready to roll within hours. Our Disaster Response (DART) team was on 1hr notice to be airborne. Bush didn't accept the help.