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Gustav refugees headed home

September 06, 2008 @ 06:07 PM

The Associated Press

The Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nearly 1,500 Gulf Coast residents who took refuge from Hurricane Gustav at a shelter in Louisville are headed home.
 

Kerri Richardson, a spokeswoman for Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, said on Friday the city received word the Federal Emergency Management Agency would be chartering flights to take the evacuees home the following day.
 

Evacuees began arriving at the shelter, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Aug. 30 after emergency and government officials ordered an evacuation of areas on the Gulf Coast.
Richardson said the Red Cross was expected to begin sorting evacuees into groups for security screenings and baggage checks Saturday.
 

FEMA spokesman Marty Bahamonde said four flights were scheduled Saturday, five flights on Sunday and three flights on Monday.