9. september 2005

Another piece of data has now come to light. Parts of metro New Orleans were hit by the storm surge. Water levels in most of the area rose more gradually, but in St Bernard Parish, the water rose eight feet in one hour. Had the whole of New Orleans been hit the way Chalmette was, many more people would have died, hard as that may be to believe. [Scripting News] 10:29:30 PM    comment [] Congress Approves $51.8 Billion For Victims . Just a day after Bush's request, the House voted 410 to 11 to approve $51.8 billion for relief, and the Senate followed suit hours later 97 to 0, bringing the total approved in the past week to $62.3 billion, with more to come. By Peter Baker and Amy Goldstein. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 10:26:57 PM    comment [] Gas Inventories at a 5-Year Low. The nation's gasoline inventories fell last week to their lowest levels in almost five years, quantifying for the first time Hurricane Katrina's effect on energy supplies. By VIKAS BAJAJ. [NYT > Business] 3:06:43 PM    comment [] Oil rises amid winter price alert. Oil prices rise again as the US predicts that this winter will bring the highest energy costs for a decade. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:03:39 PM    comment [] Flood survivors expelled by force. New Orleans police begin the forcible evacuation of hurricane survivors, amid growing fears of epidemics. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 3:02:01 PM    comment []

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