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..man undrar vad FEMA sysslade med
FEMA gör uppenbarligen sitt jobb. Man kan inte släppa in massor med människor in i ett katastrofområde när kommunikationer redan är överansträngde till bristningsgränsen.
Bara ett exempel från dina länkar, men alla talar samma språk:
FEMA won't let Red Cross deliver food [dvs de får inte gå in själva, utan tillåtelse av nationalgardet]
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05246/565143.stm
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Though frustrated, Hosler understood the reasons. The goal is to move people out of an uninhabitable city, and relief operations might keep them there. Security is so bad that she fears feeding stations might get ransacked.
"It's not about fault and blame right now. The situation is like an hourglass, and we are in the smallest part right now. Everything is trying to get through it," she said. "They're trying to help people get out."
Obstacles in downtown New Orleans have stymied rescuers who got there. The Salvation Army has two of its officers trapped with more than 200 people -- three requiring dialysis -- in its own downtown building. They were alerted by a 30-second plea for food and water before the phone went dead.
On Wednesday, The Salvation Army rented three boats for a rescue operation. They knew the situation was desperate, and that their own people were inside, said Maj. Donna Hood, associate director of development for the Army.
"The boats couldn't get through," she said. Although she doesn't know the details, she believes huge debris and electrical wires made passage impossible.
1) FEMA vill få ut folk på trånga vägar, därför ska man inte försöka ta sig in.
2) De som har gått in ändå har själva blivit nödställda och behövt räddas vilket bara förvärrar situationen.
3) Säkerhetsriskorna är fortfarande påtagliga med beväpnade gäng som anfaller och plundrar hjälparbetare.
4) En räddningsaktion på eget initiativ misslyckades t o m.