Posted on 09/05/2005 9:07:36 AM PDT by Binkmeister
News'We feared for our lives in the hell of the Superdome' by ROBIN YAPP, Daily Mail
09:28am 5th September 2005
Survivor: Jane Wheeldon
Britons returning from the horrors of New Orleans have told how they feared for their lives as violent gangs ran out of control. Tourists and backpackers arriving back in the UK said the city's Superdome, initially sought out as a safe haven from Hurricane Katrina, had quickly turned into a place of fear. They witnessed scenes of murder and looting, women were threatened with rape and racial tensions grew daily. Have your say » Survivors praised the US military for protecting them but condemned British Embassy officials as 'useless' for failing to help or provide information to relatives.
A handful of Britons who sheltered in the Superdome arrived back at Gatwick on flights from Dallas.
Amid emotional scenes as they were reunited with their families, three girls wept as they recalled their experiences.
Jane Wheeldon, 20, a student from Carmarthen, South Wales, said: "We were the prime target. Guys would come up and stroke your back and your tummy and your bum to find any money you had on you. Everyone was staring and it was so intimidating.
"They said, 'white people are not welcome here'. Then the looting started and the gangs were smashing up the drinks and cigarette machines."
Ouch !
Permission to STEAL, sir! That is BRILLIANT!
He has taken criticism for doing so, but he did the right thing.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
The French Quarter is alive and well and already had a Decadence Day Parade.
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Click one of the servers offered above, then click "> clear, and make a general donation", that takes you to a screen where you can direct your donation to Alabama or Mississippi, or where ever...Mine goes anywhere but Louisiana.
One of the funniest things ever seen on FR!
Bravo!!
RE: BUSES
ROTFLMBO!!
I think we should all donate to get that photograph published.
Found here: http://www.nopdonline.com/rec1.htm
There are even more cars than buses in that picture and that's just the roof of a parking garage.
"One of the funniest things ever seen on FR!"
Sorry I missed Mr Wormwood's comment. Icould use a laugh. Someone please mail me the comment.
LOL! Now that's comedy, ladies and gentlemen!
The tourist were probably high and dry in hotels, if they went to the Super Dome they were in much greater danger. New Orleans is dead as a foreign tourist destination. Think of all of the stories out of Asia after the tsunami of how the locals took care of the tourist.
These people killed their city years in advance with their planning of this city and emergency planning. Their actions after the flood was just the nails closing the coffin.
ROTF!
Not just foreign. Adfter the news of the past few days, I'll be damned if a single one of my dollars is *voluntarily* spent in New New Orleans.
A handful of people, but they will
have to leave as well. No food,
water, gas, etc. will be available
for ages.
NO is going to be a ghost town for
some time to come.
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