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  • 'Caveman' Conditions in Texas Follow Rita

    09/27/2005 4:41:12 PM PDT · by anymouse · 32 replies · 1,150+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 9/27/05 | ABE LEVY
    PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Nearly four days after Hurricane Rita hit, many of the storm's sweltering victims along the Texas Gulf Coast were still waiting for electricity, gasoline, water and other relief Tuesday, prompting one top emergency official to complain that people are "living like cavemen." In the hard-hit refinery towns of Port Arthur and Beaumont, crews struggled to cross debris-clogged streets to deliver generators and water to people stranded by Rita. They predicted it could be a month before power is restored, and said water and sewer systems could not function until more generators arrived. Red tape was also...