The tragic story of a nursing home that failed to evacuate before the hurricane in New Orleans
“They nailed a table against one window, ran a heavy electric wheelchair with a table on top against another and pushed a couch against a door. These failed defenses are still in St. Rita’s nursing home, as are at least 14 swollen, unrecognizable bodies.”
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