The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, in conjunction with other federal agencies, continues to respond to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
- Nationwide, there are 863 shelters housing 95,316 evacuees of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita nationwide.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Nutrition Service continues delivering food and facilitating delivery of nutrition assistance programs in affected states. Since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, 13.1 million pounds of commodities and two million pounds of baby formula and other baby foods have been obtained or purchased from existing sources. Approximately 5,480,000 pounds of commodities have been ordered to meet the needs of Hurricane Rita victims.
- To date, more than 1.9 million individuals and businesses have registered for disaster assistance from FEMA.
- FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue Operations for the State of Louisiana were completed Sept. 30. The search and rescue teams helped 6,582 people reach safety and searched 22,313 structures in New Orleans and additional structures in Louisiana parishes impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to find those trapped or stranded.
- The Army Corps of Engineers has hauled 6,074,271 cubic yards of debris from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
- A total of 35,782 Department of Defense personnel are supporting relief operations for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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