Troopers: 800 motorists rescued after ND blizzard

[babsbunny]

Troopers: 800 motorists rescued after ND blizzard

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42049130/ns/weather/?GT1=43001

By JAMES MacPHERSON
The Associated Press
updated 3/12/2011 2:33:52 PM ET

BISMARCK, N.D. — Rescue workers used military trucks and other heavy vehicles to pluck motorists from more than 500 vehicles abandoned along ice-slicked roads and in drifting snow throughout North Dakota and take them to churches, schools, bars and gas stations that became makeshift shelters.

About 800 people were rescued starting Friday afternoon, and most remained at shelters Saturday as highways remained closed. North Dakota National Guard spokesman Capt. Dan Murphy said the rescue mission ended Saturday morning but soldiers were still on duty, patrolling highway entrances.

Only minor injuries had been reported following hundreds of pileups and crashes, Highway Patrol Lt. Jody Skogen said. A no travel advisory had been lifted, but snow and abandoned cars still blocked the roads, authorities said.

[kestrel91316]

1. Just more taxpayer dollars being wasted. They should have let the free market

take care of this.

:sarcasm:

[gratuitous]

2. Rescue workers?! Socialism!

I dearly hope that any Libertarian rugged individualists spat in the eye of the rescuers and refused to give in to the socialistic paradigm that saves people who should be dying horribly.

[zbdent]

3. wonder how many of those rescued

voted against all that "big gummit intervention" ...