Katrina_1

People's Words Ideas & Feelings

"State of Emergency"

"We need help down here!"

"We need water. We need food."

"We shouldn't be treated like this. We're not animals."

Federal response "unacceptable"

fear
Hospitals flooded.
Police station flooded.
Fire pumps not working

"results not acceptable"

"FEMA aid has fallen short"

Shots fired.

"Where's the help?"

We need help down here.

patience wearing thin

tired - hungry-dirty-scared

levees broke,city flooded,thousands stranded
90% of infrastructure of Golf Coast totally destroyed
President Bush says - "Nobody anticipated breech of levees."

President Bush assures the rest of the nation that he'll hold down the price of gas.

"We're living like animals down here."

Bank closed ATM flooded. no food no water

misery-hell-apocalypse

catastrophic

desperation

biblical proportions

gruesome
horrifying cesspool
dismal-dangerous- pre-historic

kid begging

Mothers wailing.
no help
lawlessness

cesspool of death
anarchy-fights

Hell

worse than Baghad

"Where's the food & water?"

"We need help down here."

"This is a national disaster."

"Mister, can you help me?"

"We need help down here."