Little damage in Jackson, lots of damage payouts
Tags: nytimes, federal aid, red cross, mississippiFrom Storm Hit Little, but Aid Flowed to Inland City:
When the federal government and the nation's largest disaster relief group reached out a helping hand after Hurricane Katrina blew through here, tens of thousands of people grabbed it.
But in giving out $62 million in aid, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the American Red Cross overlooked a critical fact: the storm was hardly catastrophic here, 160 miles from the coast. The only damage sustained by most of the nearly 30,000 households receiving aid was spoiled food in the freezer…
November 22nd, 2005 at 10:48 am
I know many people whose only damage was to have no electricity for a few days. Many went and got checks from FEMA or Red Cross. The eligibility requirements are way too low.
April 27th, 2006 at 11:42 pm
Yes, and if you believe that,you'll believe that redcross members eat babies. Get the facts, not a bunch of rumour mongerers. Just another word for "negative people".