Friday, September 23, 2005

 

Rita turns to threaten Texas, Louisiana

Rita turns to threaten Texas, Louisiana. HOUSTON, Texas -- A weakened but still powerful Hurricane Rita altered its course Thursday to threaten residents in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas, where highways were overloaded with frustrated evacuees.
Rita threatens Texas, Louisiana. HOUSTON, Texas -- A weakened but still powerful Hurricane Rita altered its course Thursday to threaten residents in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas, where highways were overloaded with frustrated evacuees.
Thousands Fleeing Rita Jam Roads From Coast .GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 22 -- As they joined a vast, traffic-snarled exodus from Houston and the upper Texas Gulf Coast, hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Hurricane Rita were stuck in their cars throughout much of Thursday, with many running out of gas and sweltering on roadsides in 100-degree heat as they waited for authorities to bring them gasoline. .



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