Tuesday, March 21, 2006

New Orleans lacks emergency shelter as storm season nears - Yahoo! News

New Orleans lacks emergency shelter as storm season nears - Yahoo! News: "As hurricane season approaches, the city doesn't have an emergency shelter, and local officials are asking for federal help to get people out of harm's way if another disaster strikes.
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Residents who can't leave town on their own ahead of an oncoming storm during hurricane season, which begins June 1 and runs through November, will be asked to board buses at the city's downtown convention center. They'll then be shuttled to shelters in outlying areas."

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