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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

500,000 evacuees...not including the 4 legged variety

from the san diego tribune.
trailers wrapped around the del mar fairgrounds yesterday morning, some waiting as long as two hours to unload some of the thousands of horses evacuated from ranches and backyard stables threatened by the county wildfires.

but by 9:30 a.m., the fairgrounds' 2,400 stalls were full. horse owners who didn't make it had to look elsewhere: to friends and family with barns or land, to an evacuation site in lakeside or stables in san juan capistrano, thermal and indio.

much of san diego county is horse country, home to thoroughbred breeding ranches and countless backyard stables housing family pets. as many as 300,000 horses live in the county, and when people flee from the fires, so do the horses.

...thoroughbred breeders, some with farms in the eye of the witch creek fire, also evacuated their animals. the golden eagle and ballena vista farms outside ramona, which rank among the most prominent facilities in the state for breeding and raising thoroughbreds, were evacuated but had escaped major damage.

(photo from the san diego tribune)

del mar doubletree was evacuated.

and, is the ap biased against californians? what kind of "commentary" is this?
thousands of people have sought shelter in schools, community centers and at fairgrounds. the largest gathering is at qualcomm stadium in san diego, where evacuees are enjoying gourmet buffets and massages, but still anxiously watching television looking for news about their neighborhoods.
is babs bush writing for the ap now?

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posted by Cookie Jill at 5:04 AM |

3 Comments:

See, its just like New Orleans.

The governor should give California 80 million in an emergency vote(emergency cash).
commented by Anonymous Anonymous, 2:06 PM PDT  
No matter how cushy it may be for some of the people, waiting to see if you have a home to go back to has to be a living hell.
commented by Blogger pissed off patricia, 3:06 PM PDT  
The "charming" people of the insurance industry are finally settling the claims from the Cedar fire in 2004, so these people can expect at least three years of grief getting their claims settled from this one.

The food is the result of shared disaster and the fact that, unlike, New Orleans, most of the city of San Diego is still functioning. The restaurants are owned and operated by people who know their house could be next, or are already affected and they want to keep occupied.

It is fortunate that some many have stepped in to offer food and assistance, because the local governments couldn't.
commented by Anonymous Bryan, 9:05 PM PDT  

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