Poles Missing After Hurricane
22 Poles are still missing after hurricane Katrina struck the US southern states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama a week ago, the Polish Foreign Ministry has informed.
According to the spokesperson of the ministry, Aleksander Checko, families and relatives of the missing Poles as well as anyone having important information on the issue are requested to contact the Polish Consulate in Chicago.
So far 24 Poles have been rescued and most of them are currently under the care of the Polish embassy staff in Washington. Several hundred people are dead in the US southern states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama which had been struck by hurricane Katrina a week ago. Most of New Orleans is still under water.