Many Katrina Victims Still Nameless

Summary


NEW ORLEANS - Within weeks of the attack on the World Trade Center, the public knew a lot about many of the Sept. 11 victims - their families, their jobs, their commute, even some intimate details of their final moments. The victims' families mobilized with remarkable effectiveness to make sure their loved ones were found and their stories told.

More than a month after Hurricane Katrina, the vast majority of the nearly 1,000 dead in Louisiana lie anonymously in a morgue - largely because authorities have released only a few dozen names, but also, perhaps, because many of the victims' families were scattered by the storm and are still picking up the pieces of their lives.

See the full content of this document

Extract


Many Katrina Victims Still Nameless

Most of the 988 dead in a St. Gabriel morgue remain u...

See the full content of this document

Sponsored links




ver las páginas en versión mobile | web

ver las páginas en versión mobile | web

© Copyright 2012, vLex. All Rights Reserved.

Contents in vLex United States

Explore vLex

For Professionals

For Partners

Company