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The Web: Searching for survivors online
United Press International ^ | September 7, 2005 | Gene Koprowski

Posted on 09/07/2005 6:05:31 PM PDT by kerrywearsbotox

CHICAGO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The New Orleans Police and the Louisiana National Guard have an electronic ally in their search for survivors of Hurricane Katrina: the Internet, experts tell UPI's The Web.

Individuals are using the Web to search for lost loved ones and view satellite images of damaged property, and content producers and Internet Service Providers have launched a registry for survivors of the catastrophic storm. By Gene Koprowski

(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: internet; katrina; missing; search
The Internet served as an electronic ally in the wake of Katrina.
1 posted on 09/07/2005 6:05:36 PM PDT by kerrywearsbotox
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