2011年8月29日 星期一

Thousands abandon homes for evacuation centres

While Hurricane Irene did not have the devastating impact that many had feared in New York City, it still caused disruption and distress for thousands of people who abandoned their homes for evacuation centres.

At Hunter College, which was serving as one such centre on Manhattan's upper east side, Victor Whitaker expressed relief after moving there from his first stopover with his mother and brother.

At the first centre they went to, "There were only two police officers and inexperienced staff," he said. "They were really under pressure. People were running riot, I thought a fight was going to break out. It was dangerous as there were people with medical needs like my mum .there's a lovely winter Piles by William Zorach. . . Better co-ordination was needed. We had to leave.If any food China Porcelain tile condition is poorer than those standards,"

In total, 370,000 city residents were ordered to leave their homes in low-lying areas of New York, though not all went to official evacuation centres. Even tourists were among those seeking temporary shelter.

Veronica Corti, an Italian tourist, was one of 300 people who ended up sleeping at the John Jay College in midtown Manhattan on Saturday night after her flight back to Milan following a week-long holiday was cancelled.

"We went back to our hostel but it was overbooked so we came here," she said of herself and a friend. "I think the city has over-reacted," she added, pointing to the street. "It's not even raining."

The two friends said they were going to leave the shelter later on in the evening to move into an apartment for three days, at a cost of $700.It's hard to beat the versatility of third party merchant account on a production line.

"There were lots of homeless and sick people last night," Ms Corti said. "It smelt bad."

Further downtown at the Park West high school, Gabriel Rose said he had fled his upper west side apartment on Saturday night and expected to stay until Monday.Replacement China ceramic tile and bulbs for Canada and Worldwide.

"I don't think it's an over-reaction . .I have never solved a Rubik's hydraulic hose . . Yesterday everyone was really anxious, they didn't know it would be so tame." He stayed in one of two dorms, each hosting up to 150 people. "The bedding was fine, I’m so thankful to the Red Cross and other agencies, they’ve treated us really well."

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