Bine ati Venit !!!
Orasul Phoenix asteapta 2500 de sinistrati in zilele urmatoare care vor sosi cu avioane sau autobuze.
Deja se amenajeaza tot un fel de stadion numit Coloseum dar foarte bine echipat cu cabina privata si bai destule. Acomodarea este provizorie ca deja sosesc oamenii si cetatenii locali care au renuntat la week end activitati cu familiile lor sa ajute prin munca voluntara.
Guvernatoarea si-a intrerupt vacanta ei la New York sa vina sa dea si ea o mana de ajutor, directorii scolilor elementare sint si ei la datorie ca Marti copii vor merge la scoala dupa o baie buna, odihna in lenjerie curata intr-un loc ingrijit si aparat.
Psihologii sint prezenti in numar mare si tot feleuri de ajutor medical este acordat la intrare in oras dupa necesitate. Epidemiologisti si de boli infectioase sint chemati in numar mare sa depisteze si cea mai mica inconvenienta.
N-o sa fie nimic grav, in ultimii 10 ani, s-a intreit populatia orasului !!!
Servicii speciale de ingrjit animale este amenajat.
Birourile sociale sint si ei prezenti care acorda ajutor financiar, iar cei care doresc sa inceapa de la capat in Arizona sint bineveniti si ajutati, iar daca cineva vrea numai in sunetul muzicii sa continue viata de acolo va fi liber sa plece cand vrea.
Se lucreaza pe repartizarea lor in apartamente si case dar asta mai dureaza pana se stabileste conditia si nevoia fiecaruia.
Statul elibereaza Carti de Identitate sa fie cu acte in regula.
Cu speranta ca o sa le placa Statul Arizona.
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Pat Kossan
The Arizona Republic
Sept. 4, 2005 12:00 AM
Many Arizonans scrapped their Labor Day weekend plans to prepare for as many as 2,500 men, women and children, some with dogs and cats in tow, expected to begin arriving in Phoenix early today from the ravaged shores of Louisiana and Mississippi.
Most will be coming from New Orleans, and federal officials estimate that 500 to 2,500 evacuees will arrive over the next few weeks by plane and bus, said Jeanine L'Ecuyer, spokeswoman for Gov. Janet Napolitano. The governor cut short her vacation in New York and returned to the state Saturday.
Napolitano met with reporters at the Capitol on Saturday night and said the evacuees have suffered a tragedy that is difficult to fathom and will be greeted with "open arms." advertisement
"They will be hungry when they get here," Napolitano said. "We will provide them with food, with water and nourishment. They will be tired. We will provide them with shelter, clean linens and other necessary facilities. Most of all, they will need our support. And we will be here prepared and with open arms for them. We're calling it Operation Good Neighbor."
Arizona's government, school and aid agencies worked Saturday to chart a secure and organized arrival for the stricken families. Their goal is to provide the respect, privacy and comfort missing in their lives since Hurricane Katrina slammed into their homes and cities Monday, said Cam Hunter, state Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman.
"We have agreed our mission is sensitivity because these are individuals who have already been through a tremendous disaster and have faced so much loss already," Hunter said.
Hunter said federal officials would reimburse all state agencies responding to the needs of the now-homeless families from the Gulf Coast.
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1826 W. McDowell Road, was being swept out and set up Saturday afternoon to be the point of entry for the arriving families. Many details were still being hammered out, such as the number of extra showers needed and where to put play spaces for children. Phoenix officials were in neighborhoods surrounding the Coliseum on Saturday talking to residents and businesses about the new arrivals. The Grand Canyon chapter of the American Red Cross, with help from the Salvation Army, will be providing basic shelter and care for people and safe places for their pets.
Here was what was known Saturday:
• The city will bus those arriving from the airport and each person will be issued an identification card, receive food, clothing, showers, a cot and medical attention, including psychological help and daily medications.
• Families are expected to remain at the Coliseum until state agencies can find more permanent shelter and even homes for those who decide to stay and start over in Arizona. Arizona State University and Tucson offered to help take in families. Arizona's Department of Economic Security will also be on hand signing up people for food stamps and other needs. The estimated length of stay at the Coliseum ranges from weeks to months. The Red Cross is planning for the long haul, expecting some families to remain "for months," spokeswoman Jennifer Liewer said.
• Phoenix Elementary and Phoenix Union High School districts are preparing to open their doors to arriving students Tuesday. The schools will send buses to transport the children if needed and provide clothing, free breakfasts and lunches.
Nurses and psychologists are available on every Phoenix Union campus, although the Central High campus would serve the Coliseum neighborhood, district spokesman Craig Pletenik said.
Phoenix Elementary principals at all 16 schools are on call, should they be needed over the weekend, and they have been directed to arrive early Tuesday to get instructions from district psychologists, said Phoenix Elementary spokeswoman Sara Bresnahan.
Meanwhile, 84 Phoenix firefighters rescued 100 New Orleans residents from rooftops Friday and an additional 300 Saturday with the help of boats from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Fire Chief Bob Khan said. The Phoenix firefighters are tired and were camping on the ground north of New Orleans.
More Arizona volunteers are waiting for a call to leave for Mississippi and Louisiana. At the request of federal officials, the Arizona Department of Health Services assembled two four-member teams of food, water and sanitation safety experts, state epidemiologist David Engelthaler said.
He reported Saturday that two dozen more epidemiologists and infectious-disease experts from throughout the state also volunteered and are ready to help.
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Reporters Monica Alonzo-Dunsmoor and Brent Whiting contributed to this article.
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