New Orleans Evacuees Blast Lack of Any Aid or Relief Weeks After Katrina

by Democracy Now (reposted)

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 7:29AM

A month after hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, displaced New Orleans residents at the Radisson Hotel in New York City speak out about the lack of aid they have received and the continued difficulty of receiving any type of relief from the Red Cross.

New Orleans launched a "repopulation" campaign on Thursday a month after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin invited business owners back into the city, and prepared to allow most residents to return over the next week.

But hundreds of thousand of the city's residents remain displaced around the country. Some of those evacuees are here in New York City at the Radisson Hotel, near John F Kennedy airport. And some of them have been speaking out about the disaster relief they have received.

* Displaced New Orleans residents speaking at the Radisson Hotel.

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