Re: Hurricane Katrina ... Desperate to find Disaster Assist. ...

[Guest guest]

Sending lots of prayers. My ex-husband is in New Orleans. As of right now we

don't know if he is dead or alive.

In a message dated 8/30/2005 3:27:25 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,

micahandtaylorsmom@... writes:

Sorry ... a bit off topic ... Desperate for assistance.

Our family is in a very hard-hit area of Mississippi. We've just learned

the upper right-hand section of the eye went directly over the entire community

where all of our relatives live ... in a very RURAL area.

We are trying to find some type of organization that might (1) be able to

check on them or (2) be able to assist us in making arrangements to get there

and check on them ourselves.

Our family is large - there are at the very least 100 - 150 family members

located throughout the farming community, which is not situated close to any

city or town ... not for miles.

There are several elderly people who will need meds, etc. - We are in dire

need of assistance.

We've tried the Red Cross and FEMA - Every phone number is either busy or

leaves us on hold for hours. There has got to be some type of organization to

help people in this situation. We've got to check on them.

If anyone has any ideas ... please let us know. Thank you so much.

Laurie