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Cynthia let me start with you here...Please accept my special prayers toward your beloved  family members.I wish them all the best.
At anytime one sees these images it becomes a sad moment in one's heart.Death is never a matter to joke with because it usually ends a  long process.The ending is either tragic or natural. Katrina is a calamity that has affected so many lives.
New Orleans is too important a landmark in American history. It is so sad to see it sink under those wild waves.When I recollect the history of Jazz music and other rich cultural things that emerged from this beautiful city it makes me reconfirm that life is indeed a movie.
May God Bless those who died and then continue protecting those who survived.

Alu.

Cynthia Daniels <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I was born in New Orleans, but my family stayed approximately 30 miles from Grand Isle, this was the first place where Katrina hit the shores of the U.S. from the Gulf of Mexico. On Sunday, all of my family evacuated some to Port Arthur, TX, others to Baton Rouge, LA. Fortunate from them, although I heard the road leading to Grand Isle was under 20 feet of water, which is the same road that passes by their house, they were all spared. When they got back home, they didn’t have power, but they did have a home to come back to. Unfortunately, I do have a friend that can't find some of his relatives who lived in New Orleans. In addition, I just read an email saying that the military said they can’t account for approximately 45,000 people. I don't know how true this is, but we do know that because of the inaction by the U.S. government many people have died and are continuing to die because they didn't release funds quickly enough to have these people evacuated in a timely fashion.

Since I'm from New Orleans, I'm heart broken 1) because many people mostly black were left to die and 2) when someone ask me where I was born I can only say, the City that is submerged under water.

I've been tracking things as they unfold in New Orleans. If you are interested in knowing more about the politics of Katrina as it relates to New Orleans and black people, looks at my blog. You will find that lines of American politics are drawn based on black and white issues.
http://cdaniels225.blogspot.com

Cynthia


baboucarr Sey wrote:
Amy Gambians living that area we know off? or any
member of gl who knows of any one living around area
katrina path.

Cheers

May Allah help then in this diffcult times.

--- Momodou S Sidibeh wrote:

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