markmeredith wrote: > The Superdome had 200 national guard plus some police (don't know > exactly how many) to maintain order and distribute supplies. Many > first hand reports of the superdome are now online and state that > there were no major problems until the 3rd day when food and water > supplies ran low, the facility became unsanitary, > The city's occupants were suppsed to be evacuated, Mark, not sent to the Superdome. The city officials had five days to do this. They should have ordered evacuations early.
Have -- and use -- a plan for evacuating people who can't get out on their own: New Orleans apparently had a plan, but didn't use it. All those flooded buses could have gotten people out. Except that there would have had to have been somewhere to take them. > The Superdome situation only became a tragedy as time passed and > the anticipated rescue did not come. > Stock supplies and prepare facilities: The Superdome didn't have adequate food, water, and toilet facilities, even though everybody knew it was going to be a shelter of last resort. The Convention Center was worse. All public buildings that might be used for refugees should be ready. > and panic began to spread with occasional bouts of violence and > deaths. > So, what happened to all the police? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
