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Atlanta Mayor Blasts Storm Relief
Reported By: Jennifer Leslie
Web Editor: Tracey Christensen
Last Modified: 9/2/2005 3:57:22 PM

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin blasted the federal response to the massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina during a news conference Friday.

"I'm not really sure what we're waiting for. Are we waiting for everyone to die or are we serious about an evacuation? It is time for us to pull together the local, state, and federal resources that are necessary," Mayor Franklin said.

Franklin said the city of Atlanta has expert teams ready to go to the Gulf Coast and has been offering help to the region since Tuesday. The problem, Franklin said, is that no one has asked for help. She wants to hear from the federal government.

The mayor, joined by local religious leaders and three Democratic members of Congress, sharply criticized the Federal Emergency Management Agency and President Bush for the way the crisis on the gulf coast has been handled.

Franklin said an estimated 10,000 evacuees from the region are now in the Atlanta area. She says many more are likely on the way.




wow.
she thinks the city govt has experts of ANY kind?
yeah right.
we all know that to be false.
haha
she blames the federal response and bush?
wow.
she's more hilarious than i thought.