Katrina Aftermath Watch: Coast Guard Emergency Number
A church with a steeple knocked over by Hurricane Katrina sits in the floodwaters surrounding New Orleans, Louisiana August 31, 2005. Authorities struggled on Wednesday to evacuate thousands of people from hurricane-battered New Orleans as food and water grew scarce and looters raided stores, while U.S. President George W. Bush said it would take years to recover from the devastation.
From the California Office of Emergency Services (via private e-mail to Flap):
Subject: Rescue Line for Victims
State OES has learned that trapped victims on the Gulf Coast are calling family, friends, loved-ones, or anyone they can get a call out to in California asking for someone to rescue them. These requests need to go immediately to the US Coast Guard’s Rescue Line at 800-323-7233 and immediate assistance will be sent.
Please distribute this information as widely as possible.
Flap would appreciate your distribution.
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