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Kathleen Blanco: “We're in crisis mode, and we simply have to move people and get them to safe ground.”

On the recordSeptember 1, 2005
We're in crisis mode, and we simply have to move people and get them to safe ground.
Said by
Kathleen Blanco

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Governor Blanco emphasizes the urgency of evacuating people to safety during the crisis.

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