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Rita hampers New Orleans' plan to dry out
(AP)
Updated: 2005-09-25 09:55
Last week, Nagin delayed plans to allow some residents to return after it
became clear that Rita posed a serious danger and federal officials warned of
the problems that could face residents coming back to the city. He said Saturday
that the latest storm had postponed recovery efforts by another three to five
days.
"What I hope to do is very systematically repopulate the city," he said
during a news conference, adding that he thought the dry districts would
eventually support a population of between 250,000 and 300,000.
"I have no idea what's beyond that because the houses stayed in water for so
long," he said.
He said he wanted residents of the Algiers neighborhood, which has
electricity and water, to start returning as early as Monday or Tuesday,
following with other ZIP codes.
"We're talking about people who are mobile. We're not
asking people to come back who have a lot of kids, a lot of senior citizens,"
Nagin said. "That's going to be the reality of New Orleans moving forward."
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