Saturday, September 03, 2005
http://www.wwltv.com/sharedcontent/nationworld/katrina/stories/090305ccKatrinawcMainstory.1f76bb86.html
By ROBERT TANNER / Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS – Planes, trains and buses delivered refugees to safety on Saturday as the evacuation of this ruined city finally appeared to pick up steam.
Buses had evacuated most people from the frightening confines of the Superdome by early morning. At the equally squalid convention center, thousands of people began pushing and dragging their belongings up the street to more than a dozen air-conditioned buses, the mood more numb than jubilant.
By ROBERT TANNER / Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS – Planes, trains and buses delivered refugees to safety on Saturday as the evacuation of this ruined city finally appeared to pick up steam.
Buses had evacuated most people from the frightening confines of the Superdome by early morning. At the equally squalid convention center, thousands of people began pushing and dragging their belongings up the street to more than a dozen air-conditioned buses, the mood more numb than jubilant.