As Norma Jones. a 63yearold volunteer from Indian Mound. told a newspaper. "Most of the time. the rescue survivors just want to be hugged." Hundreds of storm victims have found refuge in Nashville and middle Tennessee. Many are staying with relatives until it is safe to return. which. as we all know. may not be for months. The ongoing crisis has become a crisis of refugees. a crisis of refugees the likes of which this country has never seen. In Memphis. TN. actually a long way from the gulf. there are 10.000 refugees as we speak. and over the course of tonight they are expecting 4.000 more refugees in that town alone. On the television. we see families wading wastehigh for dozens of blocks in search of food or dry land or clean water. We see those families marooned on those rooftops. as floodwaters swirl past. writing. inscribing with whatever they have available: "Need insulin." "Diabetic." "Please help"-reaching out for hope. reaching out to be saved.
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