AP: Rita's Victims Wealthier Than Katrina's

[SillyGoose]

Sep 25, 2:21 AM (ET)

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Rita smashed into a region that is wealthier, more mobile and much less densely populated than the one devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Most of Rita's victims are by no means wealthy. But they are less likely to live in poverty, more likely to own a car, and less likely to be a member of a minority group than were Katrina's victims, according to an Associated Press analysis of census data.

Experts said the wealth and mobility of people in Rita's path - combined with a new sense of urgency following Katrina - led to a more thorough evacuation.
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The AP analysis of 2000 census data showed:

A majority of residents in all six counties and parishes at the center of Rita's wrath are white. Jefferson County, where about 34 percent of the residents are black, has the largest minority population. New Orleans, by comparison, was 67 percent black.

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http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050925/D8CR44500.html

[pnorman]

1. Another factor to consider with Rita:

It was in September rather then the previous month. Operation Enduring Vacation was over, and Operation Enduring Photo-Op was getting into full swing. Our Great Commandante in Chief was thereby able to display his awesome Leadership talents to the fullest.



pnorman
Please excuse the attempt at levity; I've bookmarked that article.

[AX10]

2. Is that photo doctored?

The screen on the right, I mean.

[kestrel91316]

3. Oh, you eagle eye, you...........

:rofl:

[pnorman]

7. I don't know who "enhanced" that photo for "editorial clarity",

but I found it right here on DU (where I get so much of my information & inspiration). Here's another of my all-time favorites, also found on DU:


I LOVE my DU!!!

pnorman

[Skittles]

5. OMG

:rofl:

[Art_from_Ark]

6. Too funny

:rofl:

[Skittles]

4. they also had Katrina as a warning

yes indeed