Rescuers Reach Out to People Clinging to Homes in New Orleans - New York Times

Rescuers Reach Out to People Clinging to Homes in New Orleans - New York Times:

"September 5, 2005

Rescue teams reached out to people still clinging to their homes in high water in New Orleans today, and President George W. Bush made his second trip to the Gulf Coast region in the past three days, going to Baton Rouge, La., and then to Mississippi to be briefed on the relief effort.

In New Orleans, rescue teams continued to try to find and help evacuate residents who remained in the waterlogged areas of the city. Those who had access to dry land were being encouraged to leave, according to the deputy police chief, Warren Riley.


He said that the police force was not opposed to citizens using boats to carry out independent rescue missions. 'We are not opposed to people going out and saving lives,' he said, but he added that the authorities wanted them to become part of an organized effort."