Rescuers battle to move last residents

ACROSS miles of ravaged neighbourhoods of clapboard houses, grand estates and housing projects, workers struggled to find corpses and persuade the city’s last stubborn residents to leave.

“Right now, human life is paramount so I’m concentrating all my power on getting out people who want to leave,” Police Chief Eddie Compass said.

Michael Keegan, a spokesperson for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said rescuers were finding more and more residents willing to leave. “Some are finally saying, ‘I’ve had enough.’ They’re getting dehydrated. They are running out of food,” Mr Keegan said.