Major Developments in Katrina's Aftermath
By The Associated Press
September 13, 2005, 5:28 AM EDT
Major developments in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
* More than 40 bodies are discovered in a New Orleans hospital. One official says a few of the patients died before the hurricane struck, while another says some patients died waiting to be evacuated when temperatures hit 106 degrees.
* Officials say nearly two-thirds of southeastern Louisiana's water treatment plants are up and running. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport plans to resume limited passenger service Tuesday morning.
* It will be at least three months before New Orleans' public water system is fully operational, according to a California National Guard engineer working on the systems. Some homes have running water now, but it's mostly untreated river water.
* FEMA says it expects to provide temporary housing for some 200,000 hurricane victims for up to five years, most of them in Louisiana. It plans to use trailer homes to create "temporary cities," some with populations up to 25,000.
* Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial calls for a compensation fund for the hurricane victims similar to the fund created for victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
* A team of investigators is being sent to the Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast to keep track of billions of dollars in relief aid the federal government is pouring into the region without normal contracting safeguards.
* President Bush taps a federal official with three decades of firefighting experience to be acting FEMA head after former chief Michael Brown resigns amid criticism over the federal government's sluggish response to the crisis.
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September 13, 2005, 5:28 AM EDT
Major developments in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
* More than 40 bodies are discovered in a New Orleans hospital. One official says a few of the patients died before the hurricane struck, while another says some patients died waiting to be evacuated when temperatures hit 106 degrees.
* Officials say nearly two-thirds of southeastern Louisiana's water treatment plants are up and running. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport plans to resume limited passenger service Tuesday morning.
* It will be at least three months before New Orleans' public water system is fully operational, according to a California National Guard engineer working on the systems. Some homes have running water now, but it's mostly untreated river water.
* FEMA says it expects to provide temporary housing for some 200,000 hurricane victims for up to five years, most of them in Louisiana. It plans to use trailer homes to create "temporary cities," some with populations up to 25,000.
* Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial calls for a compensation fund for the hurricane victims similar to the fund created for victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
* A team of investigators is being sent to the Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast to keep track of billions of dollars in relief aid the federal government is pouring into the region without normal contracting safeguards.
* President Bush taps a federal official with three decades of firefighting experience to be acting FEMA head after former chief Michael Brown resigns amid criticism over the federal government's sluggish response to the crisis.
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