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11. Sept 5: Fema won't accept Amtrak's help in the evacuation

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/84aa35cc-1da8-11da-b40b-00000e2511c8.html

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Federal agency 'slow' to accept business help
By FT Reporters in New York
Published: September 5 2005 03:00 | Last updated: September 5 2005 03:00

From Wal-Mart's satellite-based communications systems to FedEx's aircraft, US business has in some cases managed to provide a swifter response to the initial impact of hurricane Katrina than the federal and state authorities.

But critics of the handling of the crisis by government agencies said they were slow in accepting offers of help.

Mary Landrieu, the Democratic US senator from Louisiana, accused the Federal Emergency Management Agency of having "dragging its feet" when Amtrak offered trains to evacuate victims

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