Katrina's Final Blow Leaves Family on the Edge

Women's eNews by Juliette Terzieff | Oct. 20, 2006 (Special Report)

Hurricane Katrina drove Michelle Castillo and her family out of their secure life in New Orleans--including a pool in the backyard, a steady job and a comfortable house--and straight into the ranks of Americans who stand on the razor-thin edge between economic security and economic peril.

More than a year after Katrina destroyed everything they owned, Castillo is hovering on the precipice of bankruptcy, falling further behind on bills every month ... Full Story »

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3.8
 by Rod Amis - Oct. 24, 2006

This final installment of the series on the aftermath of an American disaster does a good job of portraying the survivors and their plight. Rather thinly sourced but the research does a job of providing the big picture.

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