More than 35,000 people have been evacuated from Louisiana.A 12-car Amtrak train making two round trips daily between New Orleans and Lafayette, LA, will evacuate 650 passengers on each train to various destinations.As of today, 563 shelters opened in 10 states with a total population of 151,409 people sheltered.Approximately 12,500 evacuees are being hosted at the Houston Astrodome.All evacuees at the New Orleans Superdome and Convention Center, more than 22,000 people, have been bused or airlifted from disaster-stricken areas?additional evacuees from these two locations are anticipated.

We will not rest until these needs are met.'īrown, along with state and federal partners, and voluntary agencies, is holding press briefings twice a day to provide updates on response efforts. 'Every resource available is being deployed by FEMA and the entire Federal government to rescue, aid in the suffering, and protect and preserve lives. 'Progress is being made, but we continue to search for victims and are working day and night to ensure that people have the food, water, medical attention, and shelter they need,' said Brown. Brown, Department of Homeland Security's Principal Federal Official for Hurricane Katrina response and head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced earlier today.

One hundred percent of evacuees housed in the New Orleans Superdome and Convention Center have been evacuated and more than 30,000 National Guard troops are on the ground in Louisiana and Mississippi to provide help with search, rescue, and security in the disaster-stricken area, Michael D.

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