Lourdes Muñoz Santamaria, her husband and his 10-year-old son were on vacation in New Orleans and were unable to get a flight out of the city before Hurricane Katrina struck. ... According to Boix, Muñoz said dead bodies were inside the center and others were outside, with no one removing them. Muñoz also told Boix there was no water at the center, and that when a few evacuation buses pulled up to the center Wednesday, there was a scramble to get aboard and only the strongest made it, because no authorities were on hand to direct a more-orderly evacuation. Later, Muñoz described the situation to CNN partner station CNN+ in Madrid. "It's everyone for himself. The police and army pass by the center, but here no one is organizing anything," she said. "There's no food or water, the people are becoming dehydrated. ... Muñoz said she has been in frequent contact with the Spanish Embassy in Washington but that U.S. authorities are not permitting embassy personnel to enter New Orleans. Muñoz, 35, is an MP from Barcelona for Spain's Socialist Party.
... According to Boix, Muñoz said dead bodies were inside the center and others were outside, with no one removing them.
Muñoz also told Boix there was no water at the center, and that when a few evacuation buses pulled up to the center Wednesday, there was a scramble to get aboard and only the strongest made it, because no authorities were on hand to direct a more-orderly evacuation.
Later, Muñoz described the situation to CNN partner station CNN+ in Madrid.
"It's everyone for himself. The police and army pass by the center, but here no one is organizing anything," she said.
"There's no food or water, the people are becoming dehydrated.
... Muñoz said she has been in frequent contact with the Spanish Embassy in Washington but that U.S. authorities are not permitting embassy personnel to enter New Orleans.
Muñoz, 35, is an MP from Barcelona for Spain's Socialist Party.
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