Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Katrina 911 Calls Misdirected

People hurt by Hurricane Katrina or stranded by the flooding that followed called 911 for help -- 3,284 calls in one day.

But the calls went to the wrong switchboard -- to one more than 70 miles away.

Investigators are trying to figure out why the calls got rerouted so far away -- making it harder to help the people in trouble. (WashPost)

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