Zia, there was an story in our local paper of some medical personnel from our area that went down there, but have not been assigned to help yet. They have yet to treat one patient, because they have not received directions yet. Others went down to retrieve family members, but were turned back in Mississippi because they were told there was not enough fuel. There were also men who went down there with boats to help the rescue effort and were turned back for the same reason.

I just hope that they get those people out of the convention center soon. Although they've gotten some supplies now, they still have no running water or relief from the heat.