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