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U.S. NATIONAL NEWS
from Eyewitness News Online As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast puts faith in planning August 28, 2008 4:05 PM NEW ORLEANS With Gustav churning in the Caribbean, authorities across the Gulf Coast region are mobilizing to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline. The first batch of 700 buses that could ferry residents inland are being sent to a staging area near New Orleans. Officials in Mississippi are trying to decide when to move residents along the coast who are still living in temporary homes following Katrina's destruction. The preliminary planning for the potential evacuation is part of a massive outline drafted after Katrina. The anniversary of that storm is tomorrow and officials say they're confident the post-Katrina blueprints have made them ready for Gustav. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff headed to Louisiana today to meet with state and local officials. He says a lot of things are different than they were when Katrina hit. Governors in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas have already declared states of emergency to clear the way for federal help. Projections show Gustav hitting the coast early next week as a Category 3 hurricane. |
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