December 19, 2005

Katrina: Time For A Rewrite

"The affected population is more multiracial, multiethnic and multicultural than one might discern from national media reports," said Richard Campanella, a Tulane University geographer who has studied which parts of the city were hit the worst by flooding. His research showed that predominantly white districts in the city were almost as likely to flood as predominantly black ones.

Campanella said he was not surprised at the even distribution of bodies between the city's poorer and more affluent neighborhoods. He noted that 70% of the identified Katrina victims in New Orleans were older than 60, frequently lifelong residents who had ridden out other hurricanes and refused to evacuate. Elderly people are more likely to be wealthier and to live in wealthier neighborhoods.


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George Bush doesn't care about elderly people.

Posted by floridacracker at December 19, 2005 12:24 AM

   



Comments

And the fact remains; they were warned 72 hours before the damned storm got there...........
nuf sed

Posted by: Frankly Opinionated at December 20, 2005 12:15 AM