Survivors' stories

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This feature, edited by the progressive reporter, Steve Perry, is
absolutely riveting. It's a collection of stories of the survivors,
collected by staff at The City Pages (Minneapolis/St. Paul). They
interviewed some people who's stories had been in the news, while the rest
of the oral histories are from people who've relocated to the Minnesota.


http://citypages.com/databank/26/1294/article13694.asp

Adele Bertucci, 53, hospitality worker, native of Cuba and 35-year resident
of New Orleans

The worst experience for me was being alone for maybe four days in the
airport. That's something I'll never forget. There were bodies. There were
people bleeding. There were people lying in their own waste. One after
another. If you take Gone with the Wind and the Nazi War and the Vietnam
war, and visualize that in one place, that's how I would describe the
airport. When you watch it on TV, it's like watching a Walt Disney versus
an R-rated movie. You only see what they want you to see. You can't smell
it. More...

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Lots more at the link above.


http://www.inkworkswell.com