Navajo Nation remains snowbound

[The Straight Story]

Navajo Nation remains snowbound


WINDOW ROCK, Ariz., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Army rations and other supplies are being dropped into the snowbound Navajo Nation, which straddles Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.

A five-day storm in late January dumped more than 4 feet of snow on the region. That left many communities in higher areas cut off from the outside world, Indian Country Today reported Thursday.

"Some areas got only a little snowfall while other spots have up to 8 feet of snow on the ground, so supplies are being assigned to high impact areas in the higher elevations," said Lorie Lee, a spokeswoman for emergency responders. "A fleet of units ranging from Snow Cats to 4x4s and deuce-and-a-half trucks are transporting the supplies to those who are stranded."

The National Guard has also been doing airdrops of food.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/02/04/Navajo-Nation-remains-snowbound/UPI-72931265332874/

[annabanana]

1. This should DEFINITELY be getting more attention.

There are a lot of people who have been without power, or much of anything else for upward of a week now.

[gimama]

2. Thank YOU for posting

I have been trying to get msm attention on the winter crisis
in Crow Creek Res. since before the holidays
(Youtube has several vid/docs on this, links on my journal)..
today I was contacted re: the winter crisis on Pine Ridge(I'm attempting to get docs on this).
Please join me in trying to get this tragedy to the American Public's attention.

The American genocide continues.:-(

[Luciferous]

3. K&R

[annm4peace]

4. also in South Dakota (last week but still happening)

http://twincities.indymedia.org/2010/jan/state-emergency-ice-storms-knock-out-indigenous-infrastructure-south-dakota

Tt has been a devastating winter for weather-related disasters. While there has been a lot of information about (and vital response to) the situation in Haiti, there's another emergency closer to home, one which calls for solidarity with the indigenous people of South Dakota and surrounding areas.

The past weekend's ice storms brought down 2,000 to 3,000 utility poles on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota, knocking out an already shaky resource infrastructure. Crews are working feverishly, but electricity may be out for up to 30 days in some areas. With no electricity, no heat, no running water, and a wind chill below zero the situation is growing more difficult. The bulk of those most affected by the storm are located on reservations in Pine Ridge, Standing Rock, Eagle Butte and others. This is an urgent state of emergency.

[DKRC]

5. K&R

Looks like this could use a :kick: