Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Nagin: Hundreds, most likely thousands dead
The AP reports Mayor Nagin estimating "minimum hundreds, most likely thousands" dead in NOLA. St. Bernard officials report 2,000 rescued and no "mass casualties". World on WWL-TV that the I-10/Causeway intersection has been turned into a large, open air first aid station.
"And when we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard nor welcome, but when we are silent we are still afraid. So it is better to speak remembering we were never meant to survive." -- Audie Lorde
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