Biloxi families still wait for aid
Residents live in the rubble of their homes, hoping for the trailers FEMA promised them
By ADAM GOLDMAN
Associated Press
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BILOXI, MISS. - In the poorest of neighborhoods here, people sleep outside with no running water or power.
They live among starving cats, rotting heaps of garbage and constant, buzzing flies. The bathroom is anywhere and everywhere. The filth is inescapable.
Weeks after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their homes and jobs, many people in east Biloxi are living amid the rubble of their own houses, waiting for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deliver the trailers they have applied for — or for other federal assistance.
"We just wait and pray," said Kenneth Albus, 45, who has spent weeks in the wreckage of his rented house, taking care of friend Margaret Nevels, a 65-year-old woman with swollen ankles and a heart condition.
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By ADAM GOLDMAN
Associated Press
HURRICANE KATRINA
NOAA
Hurricane Katrina swirls toward the Gulf Coast.
• Complete Chronicle coverage
Katrina news via RSS
HOUSTON RELIEF:
• Volunteer Houston's updates
• Joint Command
• Houston Red Cross
• FEMA news releases
BLOGS:
• Voices of Katrina
• DomeBlog
• In Exile: An evacuee's blog
• Eric Berger's SciGuy
Audio AUDIO:
Katrina evacuee Janice Armstrong talks about starting over 9/13
Businessman Robert Lewis shares his evacuation experiences 9/2
Video VIDEO:
• Bush hails spirit of rebuilding 10/11
• New Orleans almost dry 10/4
• Reopening of New Orleans halted 9/19
• Americans react to Bush speech 9/16
• Bush: City to rise again 9/15 / Speech text
• U.S. to pay most costs 9/15
• Nagin: Quarter to open 9/15
• Floodwaters dangerous 9/15
• New Orleans port open 9/14
• Nursing home photos 9/14
• Progress is slow 9/14
• FEMA explains recovery 9/14
• Flu shots for evacuees 9/14
More videos »
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Associated Press:
• Latest images
Houston Chronicle:
• Reliant Park scenes 9/15
• New Orleans cleans up 9/13
• Houston stories 9/13
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• New Orleans flood map
• Katrina aftermath
• Victims of Katrina
• New Orleans devastation
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• Nola.com's breaking news blog and Hurricane Center
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• NO gradually opening 9/15
• Impact on natural gas 9/15
• Chemical plant damage 9/15
• Shelter numbers: 9/14
• Seafood losses: 914
• Ecological damage: 9/14
• NO water tested: 9/13
More graphics »
SPECIAL REPORT:
• The Big One: Are we ready?
Video, graphics courtesy Associated Press and KHOU; free Real Player, Flash plug-in and Acrobat Reader may be required.)
BILOXI, MISS. - In the poorest of neighborhoods here, people sleep outside with no running water or power.
They live among starving cats, rotting heaps of garbage and constant, buzzing flies. The bathroom is anywhere and everywhere. The filth is inescapable.
Weeks after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their homes and jobs, many people in east Biloxi are living amid the rubble of their own houses, waiting for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deliver the trailers they have applied for — or for other federal assistance.
"We just wait and pray," said Kenneth Albus, 45, who has spent weeks in the wreckage of his rented house, taking care of friend Margaret Nevels, a 65-year-old woman with swollen ankles and a heart condition.
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