Astrodome to the rescue!

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Thousands Of Refugees To Go From Superdome To Astrodome

NEW ORLEANS -- The evacuees from Hurricane Katrina who've been housed at the Louisiana Superdome will be headed to Houston -- where shelter is being set up for them at the Astrodome.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing nearly 500 buses for a convoy that will begin Wednesday, traveling the 350 miles to Houston.

A spokeswoman for Texas Gov. Rick Perry said the Astrodome's schedule has been cleared through December to serve as a shelter for evacuees.

An emergency management official in Houston told The Associated Press that plans are in the works to provide a "full shelter operation for 25,000 people." Most of them will come from the Superdome. Conditions there have deteriorated rapidly since the storm came through. It knocked out the air conditioning and tore holes in the roof. And toilets there are broken.

Rising floodwaters in New Orleans prompted Gov. Kathleen Blanco to order the Superdome and the city abandoned. She said that all evacuees in New Orleans would have to be moved out of the city. The Astrodome was a first-of-its-kind indoor sports arena when it opened 40 years ago, but it hasn't been used for professional sports events in years.

 

very cool! Also, I hear Mattress Mac originated in NOLA and was almost finished building a warehouse there. Apparently, he is going to get it finished, fill it with beds and let people stay there.

 

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Thats awesome!