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From all reports, the Astrodome has been set up with a mobile hospital, sleeping quarters, port-a-potties, showers, mental health clinics with psychiatrists, cafeterias for food. It's a hotel without the walls, and perhaps better because of the doctors and psychologists.

Unless they are lying, this is the situation as reported.

by Upstate NY on Thu Sep 1st, 2005 at 04:35:39 PM EST
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That´s good to know!

In that case I retract all of my earlier statements. :)

I was worried because the American media coverage I could view (using the Internet) did seem to indicate a worrying lack of coordinated aid efforts.

by Detlef (Detlef1961_at_yahoo_dot_de) on Thu Sep 1st, 2005 at 04:51:44 PM EST
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That's in new Orleans. There is no coordination. It's an embarrassment, a tragedy, a disaster. Call it what you want and it applies. Also, in Houston, they will be turning away refugees who showed up there on their own. And then there are thousands more at the convention center.
by Upstate NY on Thu Sep 1st, 2005 at 05:10:03 PM EST
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As in reports like this?

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory2/3334317

Incredible!

by Detlef (Detlef1961_at_yahoo_dot_de) on Thu Sep 1st, 2005 at 06:23:40 PM EST
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Seems I might have to retract my retraction!
Unfortunately!!!

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12533177.htm
About 5,000 refugees made it by bus to Houston's Astrodome, but only 2,000 cots awaited them. Once again, thousands of people were subjected to discomfort and indignity.

If that´s true then it seems like preparations at the Astrodome weren´t as thorough as we would like them to be.

by Detlef (Detlef1961_at_yahoo_dot_de) on Thu Sep 1st, 2005 at 07:11:16 PM EST
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It's almost like they are doing it on purpose.
by Upstate NY on Thu Sep 1st, 2005 at 07:20:36 PM EST
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