Katrina death toll 'rising'
2005-10-07 08:36
The "official" Hurricane Katrina death toll may be sitting at 972, but it's not the final toll.
My sister-in-law just found her father's body in her family home in New Orleans, in a section that was completely submerged and still under water two weeks ago.
The authorities in Baton Rouge told her that her father's body was in the morgue at St Gabriel and would confirm his identity following a DNA test that takes three weeks.
Imagine her anguish, when, upon cleaning her family home, she discovered her father's body lying face down, in a prone position in one of the bedrooms the rescue crews did not check!
Clearly, there are more stories like this one.
My prayer is that you continue to cover the story behind the story.
We know that the US media will not.
Thank you,
Sandra Hall Henry
Brooklyn Park
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