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To: Metacomet who wrote (572)	9/3/2005 3:36:58 PM
From: Cactus Jack	of 50742

The first response is always local. kyw1060.com La. Officials Bar Red Cross From New Orleans by KYW's David Madden The local head of the American Red Cross has responded to complaints that the agency has not provided help within the hurricane-ravaged city of New Orleans. He says they weren't allowed. More than 50,000 people are being housed in 90 Red Cross shelters throughout Louisiana. Many of those shelters are in areas surrounding the Crescent City, but there are none inside. How come? Local CEO Tom Foley offers this explanation: "The state Department of Homeland Security in Louisiana asked the Red Cross not to go into the city because they want that message to be, 'You need to leave the city. This isn't going to be a sheltering spot.' " Foley says it's frustrating for volunteers not to be able to help. But the way the Red Cross operates, he says, is that evacuees are brought to them by local officials -- much like victims of a fire are taken to the Red Cross by a fire department.

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