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An Account of Hurricane Katrina

Here’s a horrible account of two paramedics trapped in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and what they did to survive. Their greatest enemy ended up being the police who lied to them, stole their water and food, and fired their guns at them. Their summary:

Throughout, the official relief effort was callous, inept, and racist. There was more suffering than need be. Lives were lost that did not need to be lost.

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