There were three groups that were willing and able to respond to the New Orleans area disaster, within days.... None of them were from the government....    It was WalMart, Home Depot, and the Salvation Army....  Thanks you guys for the quick and through responces.... These are what we need....   Plus I understand that WalMart had satellite phones in the areas without communication, they shipped over 250 Thousand gallons of water the first few days , plus blankets, diapers, and emergency supplies and food...  

BTW  only one foreign country that I heard of; sent emergency medical supplies, and support by the plane loads... That was Isreal... 

Those are the facts folks...  Thanks for your post 9th you do a great service, keep up the good reporting....   see ya.. K