allies and katrina

[toxic111]

Rocky, this is based on what my freind ranted about in an email to me..

Here is a copy:

On a side note, let me vent a bit. What you hear on the news about FEMA isn't true. It's a lot worse. FEMA is non-existent here in McNeill, thanks to the National Guard. They WERE here a few days after the hurricane with ice and water for residents ... and food. We received one of the standard boxes of food given out. It contained a bag of dried beans, a bag of dry rice, a bag of dry pasta, and a can of black beans. This was passed out to people who had no electricity and no water. After that one day, they disappeared. Down here, we're hearing that FEMA is only going to cities where there are motels rooms to house the officials. They won't even acknowledge that Slidell, a Louisiana city that fronts the Gulf of Mexico, has half of its city living in rubble. If you don't have tent cities for your refugees, then you're not in need of help.

Where I was getting at Rocky, is there are areas with minimal damage, but no power or water.. they need the help just about as bad as everyone else. At least for food and water. Also my friend didn't have much damage to thier place, but friends of thiers in the same town lost everything, and this is not on the coast at all.

Oh, and Rocky, I would expect, even with minimal damage, that there would be help for food and water. Especially the water.