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September 03, 2005
'What Happened in New Orleans Far Worse Than Admitted So Far'
The Sunday Observer of London told its readers September 4, 2005 that: Those trapped inside the two main shelters [in New Orleans], the Superdome and the Convention Centre, paint a picture of a city that was subsumed beneath waves of violence, rape and death and accuse the police and National Guard of standing by, ignoring their pleas for help.
The claims are rejected by the federal and state authorities, who instead suggest the looting and lawlessness which followed the extensive flooding of the city was the result of a series of isolated incidents perpetrated by a few. "But it is clear from talking to survivors that what happened in New Orleans last week was far more extensive, bloody and terrifying than the authorities have admitted so far," the publication said.
For more see, "They're not giving us what we need to survive."
Posted by Munir Umrani at September 3, 2005 08:27 PM
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