Troops bring relief to stricken New Orleans
Reuters AlertNet - WRAPUP 2-Troops bring relief to stricken New Orleans: "NEW ORLEANS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Military convoys rolled into New Orleans on Friday, carrying troops to try to stamp out lawlessness and supplies for desperate survivors of Hurricane Katrina after days of delays and broken promises.
President George W. Bush, facing fierce criticism over the government's slow response to the one of the worst disasters in U.S. history, signed a $10.5 billion measure late on Friday to speed federal aid to Gulf Coast areas devastated by the storm.
Earlier, Bush toured the stricken area and vowed to fix relief efforts he admitted had been 'not unacceptable.'
'We're going to make it right,' he said.
A caravan of camouflage-green trucks carrying National Guard troops and escorted by helicopters brought a glimpse of hope to New Orleans, which quickly fell into chaos and desperation after the storm surge broke its protective system of levees, and floodwaters inundated the city.
Thousands of people are feared killed and scenes of decomposing corpses, rampant looting and widespread destruction have shocked Americans and aroused angry complaints from politicians and local residents about the lack of aid in the world's richest country."
Finally!!!
President George W. Bush, facing fierce criticism over the government's slow response to the one of the worst disasters in U.S. history, signed a $10.5 billion measure late on Friday to speed federal aid to Gulf Coast areas devastated by the storm.
Earlier, Bush toured the stricken area and vowed to fix relief efforts he admitted had been 'not unacceptable.'
'We're going to make it right,' he said.
A caravan of camouflage-green trucks carrying National Guard troops and escorted by helicopters brought a glimpse of hope to New Orleans, which quickly fell into chaos and desperation after the storm surge broke its protective system of levees, and floodwaters inundated the city.
Thousands of people are feared killed and scenes of decomposing corpses, rampant looting and widespread destruction have shocked Americans and aroused angry complaints from politicians and local residents about the lack of aid in the world's richest country."
Finally!!!
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