With his Mississippi Delta parish still in tatters from Hurricane Katrina, Benny Rousselle gathers his key people for an exercise to prepare for the fast approaching 2006 hurricane season. Beneath an image of the Gulf Coast projected on the wall, the Plaquemines Parish president is flanked by his emergency adviser, the sheriff, a civil engineer, medics, a school bus coordinator and a representative of local oil and gas interests. It is a scene being repeated in counties across the region. The group is testy. They are exhausted from nine months of recovery efforts that remain far from finished. Dark humor punctuates the silence as they wait for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to start the disaster response exercise by conference call. Finally, FEMA announces the scenario: A hypothetical storm dubbed Hurricane Alicia -- a Category 2 storm at this point –- is heading toward southwest Louisiana and expected to make landfall by the following day. ...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com
censor News |
Editor - 09:56:00 05-30-06
|
 More US troops arrive in Iraq |
| Some 1,500 more U.S. troops have arrived in Iraq to help with the war against Sunni Arab rebels, including al Qaeda Islamist militants, in the western desert province of Anbar, the military said on Tuesday. "Tw.. full News |
Editor - 09:44:00 05-30-06
|
| Southeast Texas Weathers Major Storm 16 Inches Of Rain Fell In 24-Hour Period; Minor Houston Floods |
| Southeast Texas is reeling from a storm that dropped up to 16-inches of rain in some areas. Authorities had to rescue several people from boats, including a four-year-old boy. The rain forced the cancellation o.. full News |
Editor - 09:40:00 05-30-06
|
| Saddam trial defense complains of restrictions Attorneys also say one witness has been killed, defense being undermined |
| The defense in the trial of Saddam Hussein said Tuesday that one of its witnesses had been killed and complained of restrictions on presenting its case.The defense did not identify the slain witness or give det.. full News |
Editor - 09:36:00 05-30-06
|
| Marines 'Traumatized' By Iraqi Deaths Families Say Marines Ordered To Clean Up Corpses Of Haditha Civilians |
| Family members of two Marines say their sons were ordered to photograph and clean up corpses of unarmed Iraqi civilians that members of their unit are suspected of killing, and they have been traumatized ever s.. full News |
Editor - 09:34:00 05-30-06
|
| Aid workers killed in Afghanistan shooting |
| Four aid workers were killed by a gunman riding a motorbike in northern Afghanistan today, officials said. Three female employees of ActionAid International and their male driver - all of whom were Afghan - die.. full News |
Editor - 09:22:00 05-30-06
|
|
| post The Good, The Bad and The Ugly |
|
|
