You're on your own, Britain's victims told

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Mark Townsend
Sunday September 4, 2005
The Observer


British families trapped in New Orleans last night claimed that US authorities had refused to evacuate them as Hurricane Katrina approached the city.
Although assistance was offered to US residents, British nationals were told they would have to fend for themselves. According to those who remain stranded in the stricken city, police had visited hotels and guest houses on the eve of the hurricane offering to evacuate Americans, but not Britons.

The order meant UK holidaymakers without cars were left helpless in the face of the hurricane. Some have been trapped in hotels and guest houses since the hurricane struck at 7am local time last Monday.

One family from Liverpool, trapped in a flooded section of the city, told relatives yesterday of their bewilderment when they realised US citizens would be offered preferential treatment

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1562517,00.html

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1. Sickening

But the truth is getting out and the world will know how awful this whole thing has been conducted.

[tocqueville]

2. check the thread above about the refusal of Swedish assistance

[whistle]

3. Bush has now fucked up International Tourism to this country...