Eugene is absolutely right - the human toll of this disaster is only
beginning to be understood. Search and rescue operations are really just
beginning. Rescuers are actually pushing dead bodies out of the way in order
to get to the survivors. Efforts to staunch the breach in two levees have
failed and water continues to flow into New Orleans. With the additional
rainwater swelling the Mississippi the situation will only worsen. Crime is
a big concern, with rampant looting. Tempers are flaring in the shelters. 

The Mayor of New Orleans is now saying that he is worried that New Orleans
will become another "Pompeii." That's a really chilling thought. 

I'm sure that in weeks and months to come the incredibly rich talent pool of
this list will be able to assist in the clean up and restoration work to
come. 

Becky Fitzgerald

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personally going through hurricanes jeanne and francis
i can tell you one thing - going to a museum is the LAST thing on their 
minds right now.


----- Original Message ----- 
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Katrina Museum News


> Something similar is going on in Houston.  According to reports I read on
> the web, all museums and zoos there are free to citizens of Louisiana,
> Mississippi an Alabama through the end of October.  A number of people 
> will
> no doubt be out of their homes for quite a while.  Nice to see the Houston
> museums pitching in to help them through it.
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