New federal chief says water removal is 'No. 1 challenge'
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- With floodwaters receding and the body count rising, the Coast Guard officer in charge of the federal government's Hurricane Katrina relief efforts met Saturday with local officials in New Orleans to improve coordination.
Vice Adm. Thad Allen, the Coast Guard chief of staff, said he met with the presidents of eight parishes in the New Orleans area to discuss "the unity that is going to be needed to move this effort forward."
"There are a lot of people trying to help these parishes. You've got FEMA coming in, you've got the National Guard coming in, and Department of Defense people on the ground here with tremendous capabilities." [Read more - CNN]
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