How many people died in Katrina?

[annabanana]

There was never anything touted as a "final figure" was there?

This is what I believe.

When it became apparent that the fatality figures would surpass the 9/11 attack, official "scrubbers" were called in. Professional, "connected", big mortuary firms were hired to clear out as many bodies as possible. Private security firms (contractors, mercenaries) were brought in for "crowd control". They proceeded to separate the survivors and split up groups for transport to far-flung refugee camps (for want of a truer designation) and left to find their own way home, or elsewhere.

All places where somewhat accurate counts could be made were moved, or closed or split off in such a way as to muddy the information.

I will make a guess. I am guessing that the true number is between 5-7 thousand. Can anyone come up with a better one?

[marions ghost]

1. good question

A complete obliteration of the real numbers occurred. I think several thousand died also.

[Greeby]

2. Didn't they put KKKarl in charge of the cleanup operation?

Anyone wanna bet that was for the sole purpose of supressing the body count?

[EFerrari]

6. If he was put in charge, the job was perception management. n/t

[sam sarrha]

9. yea like the SS they made carry out the corpses from the camps and bury

them in ww2

[Cooley Hurd]

3. According to Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina

Deaths by state:

Alabama 2
Florida 14
Georgia 2
Kentucky 1
Louisiana 1,577*
Mississippi 238
Ohio 2
Total 1,836
Add'l missing 705
*Includes out-of-state evacuees
counted by Louisiana

[malaise]

4. I agree with you

They lie about everything and I know they lied about the Katrina numbers.

[EFerrari]

5. I believe you are right. And that means, our government

is disappearing us.

How much did they spend on scrubbers while people went without food and water.

[LA lady]

7. 1836

I believe this was the last count, I will check

[Jacobin]

13. And still counting

As they go through flooded houses I believe they are still finding bodies.

[sam sarrha]

8. lots of bodies were ground up by the pumps. an archaeologica project needs

to be done in the lake..

[madokie]

10. enough that the one responsible for the non-help should be impeached

and then sent off to the Hague for war criminal trials

[mikelewis]

11. "We don't count civilian casualties..."

at least not publicly. Unless of course "we" can use them for some sort of political advantage or....

when the majority of the people who died were white.

[obreaslan]

12. I don't know, but they ordered 25,000 body bags.

Where did they go?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/katrina/story/0,16441,1565187,00.html