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Out of Gas, and Patience, on Texas Highways

New York Times - September 23, 2005
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Rita's winds, waves arrive
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Rita's winds, waves arrive
  • Rita's winds drop to 125 mph; 175 miles off Texas coast
  • Bus carrying elderly Hurricane Rita evacuees explodes, killing 24
  • Rita whips water over levee in New Orleans' 9th Ward
  • Many storm evacuees stuck in traffic on jammed Texas roads

  • CNN - September 23, 2005
    Public health emergency declared
    CNN
    Public health emergency declared
    Federal officials declared a public health emergency for Texas and Louisiana Friday in anticipation of Hurricane Rita's strike, even as they continued to urge people in the storm's path to get to safety -- or hunker down if it's too late to leave.
    CNN - September 23, 2005
    Hurricane Rita Weakens a Bit; President Cancels Texas Visit
    Government meteorologists now expect it to make landfall in northeastern Texas or southwestern Louisiana by Saturday morning.
    New York Times - September 23, 2005
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    Bus carrying evacuees explodes
    CNN
    Bus carrying evacuees explodes
    A bus caught fire and exploded early Friday on a crowded Texas interstate, killing as many as 24 people who were fleeing ahead of Hurricane Rita.
    CNN - September 23, 2005
    Bus fire kills 24; levee breached
    CNN
    Bus fire kills 24; levee breached
  • Bus carrying elderly Hurricane Rita evacuees explodes, killing 24
  • Rita whips water over levee in New Orleans' 9th Ward
  • Many storm evacuees stuck in traffic on jammed Texas roads
  • Rita's winds drop back to 135 mph, landfall expected in hours on Texas-Lousiana coasts

  • CNN - September 23, 2005
    Suicide bomber hits Baghdad bus
    CNN
    Suicide bomber hits Baghdad bus
    A suicide bomber detonates explosives inside a bus in Baghdad, killing one person and injuring 17 others, Iraqi police say. North of Baghdad, U.S. soldiers killed two insurgents and detained a third person during a raid, the U.S. military command in Tikrit said..
    CNN - September 23, 2005
    Feds promise fuel deliveries
    CNN
    Feds promise fuel deliveries
    Federal authorities began counting down to Hurricane Rita's arrival with last-minute promises to deliver fuel to hundreds of thousands of evacuees fleeing the shifting storm that covered half of the Gulf of Mexico.
    CNN - September 23, 2005
    Bus Carrying Elderly Storm Evacuees Explodes Near Dallas
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    New York Times - September 23, 2005
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    New York Times - September 23, 2005
    Water Pours Over Levee, Flooding Dozens of Blocks in New Orleans
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    New York Times - September 23, 2005
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