A rumor - from Alobar's journal. Worth checking out. Hmmm. It seems doubtful, even for FEMA. Perhaps certain services are available to certain evacuees? I can't quite imagine how that would work. though the Red Cross did talk with me about the "different needs" of three categories of evacuees:
- people who left and evacuated successfully
- people caught in storm, ie at superdome/convention center
- I forgot the 3rd category
But it wasn't that those people got different services: the RC was just trying to think of what different needs they might be expected to have.
Here's the rumor, and I'd guess it's not true:
As I sit here listening to accounts of the re-submerging of New Orleans I have just received news that is extremely important for anyone dealing with the fuck ups at FEMA. If you have not yet done your application DO NOT check "hurricane", as the reason for your woes. Just because its the truth does not mean its right. I have just spoken to a friend who described how FEMA is denying assistance unless you check "forced evacuation". This is the most transparent effort to screw those of us who escaped and are scattered across the states, bereft of resources. It was a hurricane. Period. Denial of aid to its victims is, to quote Shakespeare, "...as arrant a piece of knavery as can be offered!"
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