Russians take urgent measures to evacuate russians from N.O.

[MissWaverly]

http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/97/385/16092_.html

Russia takes urgent measures to evacuate Russian nationals from New Orleans
09/02/2005 11:18

The Russian embassy can presently confirm that there were ten Russian citizens staying on the disastrous territory

The precise number of Russian citizens stranded in the US Gulf Coast still remains unknown. The work to identify the whereabouts of Russian nationals in New Orleans continues. Russian ambassador to the USA, Yury Ushakov, claimed that previous news messages saying that about 100 Russian people had been reported missing in New Orleans appeared as a result of misunderstanding.

According to the Russian ambassador, the embassy can presently confirm that there were ten Russian citizens staying on the disastrous territory. Spokespeople for the Russian embassy in the USA established individual contacts with them to help the Russian citizens with their evacuation. Those people are safe, Itar Tass reported.