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遭到颶風襲擊的美國沿岸地區 援助才剛開始

2005年09月09日
ENS美國華府報導;翁綉盈編譯;蔡麗伶審校

美國海巡暑在紐奧良進行搜救紐奧良會議中心的災民終於得到援助,並暫時安置於紐奧良機場的臨時緊急處理中心,將安排災民搭機或搭乘巴士前往美國各地的避護所。置於會議中心的災民處於困境並一再地尋求援助,但是長達一週的時間災民才拿到食物和水。倖存者回憶地說:「會議中心變成一個暴力、無法治狀態,為此虛弱的老人及嬰兒成為犧牲者。」

Help Begins to Reach Hurricane Struck Gulf Coast
WASHINGTON, DC, September 6, 2005 (ENS)

Evacuees from the New Orleans Convention Center are finally being rescued and processed at the makeshift Emergency Management Center at the New Orleans airport, where they are being put on planes or buses to shelters all around the country. New Orleans residents stranded at the Convention Center called for help over and over, but it took a week to get food and water to them. The weak, elderly people, and babies were the victims as the convention center became a violent, lawless scene, survivors said.

作者

蔡麗伶(LiLing Barricman)

In my healing journey and learning to attain the breath awareness, I become aware of the reality that all the creatures of the world are breathing the same breath. Take action, here and now. From my physical being to the every corner of this out of balance's planet.