Evacuation Ordered as Gustav Threatens Gulf Coast
Gustav strengthens toward Category 5 prompting mandatory evacuations for New Orleans. Mayor Ray Nagin ordered west bank evacuations at 8 am and east bank at noon as up to a million residents flee by bus, train, plane, and car amid fears of catastrophic flooding and power outages.
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Oil majors finish Gulf evacuations ahead of Gustav
Royal Dutch Shell and BP completed evacuations and shut down production as Gustav neared the Gulf. By midday Saturday over three quarters of Gulf oil output and about 40 percent of natural gas were offline. Shell aimed to finish evacuations of 1,300 workers from 20 platforms by Saturday afternoon after four days and 17 helicopters. Gasoline prices rose to a national average of 3.682 per gallon.
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Bush mobilizes federal aid for Gulf Coast as new hurricane looms
President Bush spoke with governors and federal officials to ensure full Washington support for the Gulf Coast amid a second monster hurricane threat. He designated Mississippi as eligible for federal aid and called leaders in Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Texas from the White House before a 90 minute bike ride, according to spokesman Scott Stanzel.
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