Subj : Re: Yet another poll
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Ken McElhaney
Date : Wed Sep 14 2005 14:19:18

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape


Nick wrote:
> Ken McElhaney wrote:
>
> > Of course, in terms of human cost the champ is probably still going
> > to be the hurricane that decimated Galvestion, Texas in 1900 with
> > nearly 8,000 killed. It appears (I certainly hope) that a lot more
> > people got out of New Orleans before the flood hit than the Mayor
> > originally thought, but we'll have to wait 'n see.
>
> After seeing how low the numbers are coming out of New Orleans I am
> beginning to wonder if we are getting the true picture.

Well, again we won't know until every home/building has been searched.
It seems that the Mayor's numbers were probably based on rough counts
of the "missing", many of whom may be still alive but not in contact
with their relatives.

Ken

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