Plans to airlift evacuees on hold
7th Sep 2005, 09:35 GMT
Plans to airlift thousands left homeless by Hurricane Katrina to states that have offered them shelter, including Massachusetts, have been put on hold indefinitely by federal officials after many evacuees expressed reluctance to leave the region, a state official said yesterday.
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