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US Official: Fewer Bodies Found in New Orleans Than Expected
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Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thad Allen joins growing chorus of officials
suggesting fears that Katrina killed up to 10,000 people may be
unfounded The U.S. official overseeing relief efforts for Hurricane
Katrina says rescuers are finding many fewer bodies than expected.

In an interview with the television program Fox News Sunday, Coast
Guard Vice Admiral Thad Allen said it was hard to estimate a final
death toll from the disaster.

But the admiral joined a growing chorus of officials suggesting fears
that Katrina killed up to 10,000 people may be unfounded. 

Authorities continue a block-by-block search for bodies in the city of
New Orleans as floodwaters there continue to recede.

The official death from Katrina toll now stands at nearly 400, with
154 in New Orleans.

President Bush returns to the southern U.S. coast later Sunday to get
a first-hand look at the cleanup and recovery effort. 


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