FEMA Runs for Cover - New York Times

FEMA Runs for Cover - New York Times: "FEMA Runs for Cover


Published: July 22, 2007

How many times can the federal government let down the victims of the hurricanes that ravaged the Gulf Coast two years ago?

First there was the inept response to Hurricane Katrina by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which stood haplessly by as the water rose in New Orleans, bloated bodies floating in the fetid current. Then came the delay in providing temporary housing for tens of thousands of evacuees.

More than 66,000 of the victims still live in FEMA’s trailers, unable to return home. In a sickening twist to their woeful tale of neglect, it appears that their trailers have been poisoning them. FEMA, which knew of the problem for more than a year, ignored warnings from its own staff and avoided addressing it because it was worried about being sued."