Reply #14: He may not have much of a choice....Dallas is now full [View All]

[rainbow4321]

And Tulsa looks like it is next up. From previous articles this week, saying no to FEMA is not an option. Also, on the local NO scanner, they said 6 states would be on their destination list within 48 hours...TX was first, now they are sending people to Fort Smith, Arkansas (per scanner). That leaves 4 more (at least). Oklahoma would be on that list, I would think.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/katrina/stories/090305dnnatkatrina.1f786368.html

On Friday morning, Dallas officials were told to expect 25 buses, Mr. Miguez said. By Friday afternoon, that number had grown to 50. At 6 a.m. today, Mr. Miguez said, the number had grown again – this time to 150.

Currently, a total of about 6,600 evacuees have registered at the Convention Center and Reunion Arena. Total capacity for the two facilities is about 8,200, Mr. Miguez said, a number that will be reached in a matter of hours.

City officials are working fast to try to reroute some of the buses. The city of Bonham has agreed to take 1,000 evacuees. Tarrant County has not yet reached capacity. And Tulsa has room for 5,000. Dallas officials also want more help with evacuees from surrounding suburbs as well as the state and federal goverment, Mr. Miguez said.

And Police Chief David Kunkle said if aid doesn’t come soon, Dallas is going to have a crisis on its hands. “We’re not going to be able to handle this unless we get immediate assistance,” he said.