AP Wire | 09/07/2005 | Federal evacuation of Katrina victims to California on hold
AP Wire | 09/07/2005 | Federal evacuation of Katrina victims to California on hold: "SACRAMENTO - California's plan to house 1,000 federally sponsored Hurricane Katrina evacuees was halted Wednesday after federal officials said many survivors are reluctant to move so far from their families and damaged homes.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency offered flights to California to evacuees in the large hurricane shelters, primarily in Texas. But FEMA regional spokesman William L. Rukheyser said there were few takers.
'The hurricane victims felt, 'We're not that far from home; this is where we feel most comfortable,' he said. 'Because of the reluctance or resistance of evacuees to go long-distance from their home areas, we're certainly not going to insist that someone get on a plane to a place they don't want to go to.'"
The Federal Emergency Management Agency offered flights to California to evacuees in the large hurricane shelters, primarily in Texas. But FEMA regional spokesman William L. Rukheyser said there were few takers.
'The hurricane victims felt, 'We're not that far from home; this is where we feel most comfortable,' he said. 'Because of the reluctance or resistance of evacuees to go long-distance from their home areas, we're certainly not going to insist that someone get on a plane to a place they don't want to go to.'"
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