Poor, homeless and frail flock to safety of New Orleans' Superdome

For thousands of New Orleans’ city’s poor, homeless and frail, just getting into the massive Louisiana Superdome and settling down was the hardest part.

For thousands of New Orleans’ city’s poor, homeless and frail, just getting into the massive Louisiana Superdome and settling down was the hardest part.

The sickest among them did not flee the 160mph wrath of Hurricane Katrina as much as they hobbled to safety on crutches, canes and on stretchers.

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