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Originally posted by AGDee
Superdome Evacuation Stops After Shots Fired At Military Chopper
Thousands Could Be Dead, New Orleans Mayor Says
UPDATED: 8:55 am EDT September 1, 2005
A medical official says the evacuation of the Superdome in New Orleans has stopped because of shots fired at military helicopters.
"We have suspended operations until they gain control of the Superdome," said Richard Zeuschlag, head of Acadian Ambulance, which was handling the evacuation of sick and injured people from the Superdome.
He said that military would not fly out of the Superdome either because of the gunfire and that the National Guard told him that it was sending 100 military police officers to gain control.
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I just heard this too and I can't find the words to describe my feelings. Being frustrated is one thing but to shoot and choppers and try to knock over ambulances who are doing NOTHING but trying to save lives is beyond belief to me. I'm sad and mad at the same time.
My family that left New Orleans has just decided to start over in Mississippi (where more of my family lives). My aunt said that she knows everything she had is gone including her business so it didn't make sense to sit and wait for something that isn't there anymore.
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