Money handed out to US hurricane survivors
8th Sep 2005, 08:19 GMT
The US government has begun handing out money to the displaced survivors of Hurricane Katrina, but thousands of New Orleans residents are refusing to leave their homes despite threats of forced evacuation and the dangers of water-borne diseases.
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