What about the people?

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Arnold Blackstone "rescued" 30 pounds of meat he found in the freezer of a store that had been partially gutted by the storm. He then brought the meat back to the shelter and "cooked it right up" on a temporary barbeque near the outside wall of the gym.


I am just returning from South Mississippi, covering the worst of Hurricane Katrina at the point where her full force slammed the coast directly over Biloxi and Gulfport.

The devastation there was beyond words. Homes were crushed as the waters rushed in. Massive waterfront casinos were tossed aside by the winds and the waves, lifted from their beachfront moorings and moved across the street as if they were children's toys.

And the people...

Hundreds wandered the streets of Biloxi, looking for loved ones. Hundreds more huddled in shelters and in the remains of their homes, without water, food, power or phone. The situation was desperate. People tended to do desperate things.

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