Thousands dead per Mayor Ray Nagin of NOLA [View All]

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Wednesday, August 31, 2005



Thousands dead
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said Wednesday there are likely thousands dead in the city from Hurricane Katrina and the resulting flood.

If accurate, the estimate would make Katrina the deadliest hurricane in more than a centry.

"We know there is a significant number of dead bodies in the water," and other people dead in attics, Nagin said. Asked how many, he said: "Minimum, hundreds. Most likely, thousands."

City officials have not issued a casualty county, saying resources are being concentrated on rescuing those still stranded by the storm, repairing broken levees and moving the 15,000 to 20,000 people shelted in the Superdome to better facilities outside the city.

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