New Orleans evacuation plan has holes

[kg4kww]

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- New Orleans' plan to evacuate its residents in the event of a major hurricane strike this summer may not be as complete as city officials made it sound last week when they unveiled the plan, according to a CNN review.

<span style='color:red'>For one, the plan to use Amtrak trains to evacuate the sick and elderly has not been completed with the rail operator. However, Amtrak officials said they are working on a memorandum of understanding with the city.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals said the plan has another problem -- not enough doctors to put on board those trains.

Department officials said the state would not be able to spare any doctors for the evacuation trains.</span>



New Orleans evacuation plan has holes (http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/11/new.orleans.evacuation/index.html)

[VE7NOT]

Simple solution. My wife has friend in LA around Grand Isle. they wer blown around in Karina.. not much else.. the problems are with 'the morons in New Oreleans' they all hid out in the stadium? where were the hams..oh yeah they arrived after the hurricane left... good hams.... not..

[KC2ESD]

Quote[/b] ]The city will test its plan with drills on May 23 and 24, Ebbert said. Public service announcements on local stations will get the word out to residents
Oh this will be fun to watch, A Hurricane drill like a school fire drill. I like to know what the residents will know were to go. I wish a Hurricane Drill was done in Atlantic City, That would even be more fun getting people out of the Casinos. LOL
Rick KC2ESD