Fema Admits Responsibility for Slow Response to Trailer Toxins
Fema has been found to not only arrange for hurricane Katrina victims to live in trailers that were releasing formaldehyde but the fact that they did not bother to check these trailers before they moved people into them is bad enough. However after residents complained that they were experiencing such symtoms as nose bleeds, fainting, and not feeling well, it took Fema another two years to investigate what was causing these illnesses. Formaldehyde is known as a cancer causing chemical, it has a strong smell but is invisible because it’s colorless.
At first there were over 134,000 trailers, today the numbers are down to about just over 3,000. Fema does claim responsibility and says that they have made major changes in how they operate and do not anticipate this kind of chaos in future emergencies.
I remember seeing pictures and news reports of these trailer residents being forced to stay in these trailers behind high chain link fencing with soldiers or police on the other side. If I am remembering that correctly, shame on you America.
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