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Hurricane Katrina Orphans
Sep. 3rd, 2005 09:01 amThe Courier-Mail: Orphans gather in bewildered mobs
This really hurts my feelings. I feel terrible for all of the hurricane victims, but worst of all for the children and the elderly. Last night I was watching CNN and they showed a teleconference call or whatever it is called between a woman located somewhere safe and her 94-year-old father trapped on the roof of his house with very little food and declining health. The woman begged her father to hold on and her father's voice saying that he was trying to be strong and hold on. Then whoever the CNN host was dramatically informed the viewers that the gentleman had a few gallons of water and some eggs, eating one a day to make the food stretch.
What? WHAT? WHAT?? I must be way behind on technology, but how can you get close enough to someone for a teleconference call, but not close enough to rescue him or at least give him some more food and supplies?? Huh?!
THE orphans are numberless. In some cases they lied about their missing parents and attached themselves to random adults.
In other cases they are huddling together in loose groups, seeking safety in numbers.
Some have been loaded on to the endless queue of buses slowly trundling out of New Orleans.
Alone, half-naked, hungry, thirsty they have no idea of where they are going.
In the chaos, there has been no co-ordinated attempt to link the survivors with their loved ones.
This really hurts my feelings. I feel terrible for all of the hurricane victims, but worst of all for the children and the elderly. Last night I was watching CNN and they showed a teleconference call or whatever it is called between a woman located somewhere safe and her 94-year-old father trapped on the roof of his house with very little food and declining health. The woman begged her father to hold on and her father's voice saying that he was trying to be strong and hold on. Then whoever the CNN host was dramatically informed the viewers that the gentleman had a few gallons of water and some eggs, eating one a day to make the food stretch.
What? WHAT? WHAT?? I must be way behind on technology, but how can you get close enough to someone for a teleconference call, but not close enough to rescue him or at least give him some more food and supplies?? Huh?!
