Foreign aid for Katrina victims gets tied up in red tape

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report Wed Sep 7, 9:01 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Offers of aid from abroad for Hurricane Katrina victims, from cellular telephone networks to water purification system, have reportedly been delayed for days waiting for clearance from the US authorities.

Quoting European diplomats and State Department information, The Washington Post said that US Federal emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State Department are behind the bureaucratic entanglement.

A State Department spokesman said some offers of foreign aid had been accepted, but others must be vetted by emergency relief specialists.

A FEMa spokeswoman said the complaints from foreign nations matched those of US governors and officials "across the nation."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050907/pl_afp/usweatheraidforeign_050907130109

[supernova]

1. YAY! More FEMA screw ups!

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