Requests From Needy New Arrivals Not Waning
10th Sep 2005, 06:03 GMT
More than 1,300 people from Louisiana and Mississippi have come to the Washington region since Hurricane Katrina upended their lives nearly two weeks ago, according to local government officials and the American Red Cross.
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