Yup. Texas has become the national triage center - some of these people need to go elsewhere so we can take more people in and determine what they need. There are concerns that if we don't do this, we'll drop below what we consider minimum care levels for these people. Unlike Louisiana, we do *not* treat people like cattle unless we simply don't have any other choices. If we can get some other states to take people who are stabilized and not in urgent need of care, that will help.
We're *well* over the 100,000 we were initially told to expect. May the Louisianans responsible for this debacle roast in Hell for all eternity.
"We're *well* over the 100,000 we were initially told to expect."
The lone star state of Texas has welcomed most of the evacuees from one of the worst natural disasters in US history, housing 127,000 in shelters or in the homes of private citizens, an official of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said.
Health Official Declares Emergency in Texas:
SAN ANTONIO - The nation's top health official declared a public health emergency in Texas on Monday, saying it would speed up federal assistance as the state tries to accommodate almost 240,000 refugees from Hurricane Katrina
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050905/ap_on_re_us/katrina_health_emergency_1