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In reply to the discussion: DUers post the thing about post Katrina that shocked you the most [View all]KT2000
(20,572 posts)one thing that still haunts me is when they quit entering homes to see if there were dead or survivors. I believe the number of dead is much higher than the official number because in effect, they quit counting.
They turned away help from Canada who were the first to arrive. Were they waiting for the contractors and afraid they would violate contracts?
The Superdome and its darkness. The lies told about the crimes taking place there.
The hospital nightmare when it flooded.
People begging for water and ice and it was not coming.
Celine Dion on Larry King after having donated a million dollars scolded America for being able to send war jets anywhere in seconds and the inability to save the people of NOLA - because they were black. I loved her anger - the only one who was openly expressing disgust with the response.
People swimming to reach dry ground.
No one admitted incompetence or errors that resulted in this tragedy.