Outstanding!
An elite team of rescue experts from Vancouver saved 30 people Saturday who had been stranded in a New Orleans suburb devastated by Hurricane Katrina.These folks were, as far as I can tell, heading towards Louisianna before the hurricane even hit. And they managed to duck the red tape which has stalled so many other rescue effort.Vancouver Urban Search and Rescue team leader Tim Armstrong said on the team’s website Saturday that it was the only operation of its kind deployed in the area around St. Bernard Parish, about 32 kilometres east of New Orleans.
times colonist
September 6th, 2005 at 4:16 am
The BC USR team was requested by the US the day after Katrina hit. They left immediately. It’s great to see that they’re making a difference.