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Global NewsKatrina rescue mission looks specifically for JewsSeptember 06, 2005 A search and rescue mission has been carried out in New Orleans
looking for Jews missing since Hurricane Katrina struck the area
a week ago. A group of 30 Sheriff's deputies and volunteers from
nearby Baton Rouge based their search on a list of 50 names complied
by a local Jewish group. They took with them guns and bullet-proof
vests. Flat-bottom boats. A doctor. Ice-cold water. And a Global
Positioning System, since many of the homes were submerged in water.
The group successfully rescued many of the people on their list,
whilst others had already been saved by others and still others
refused to leave their flooded homes.
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