Staff deny Katrina mercy killings :
"Few in New Orleans believe the charges and prefer to view the three women as heroes who cared for hundreds of patients trapped in a sweltering hospital with no electricity, running water or rubbish removal."
I cannot judge from a distance. What we saw was unbelievably bad. It took far too long for any help, any reaction, any support to occur. That was clear. It meant people were abandoned there in horrendous heat, surrounded by devastation and flooding and they were just having to survive the best way they could. We looked on and wondered how on earth they were managing it all and how on earth they were going to manage it. The people in New Orleans at the time will know the truth of this, but had they got help and support sooner, then maybe people trying to help others would not find themselves in this position. Leaving them to cope alone for so long is the crime and not getting the area back into good state of repair which can show its great spirit is truly sad.
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