Learning Katrina's Lessons

This fall's hurricanes test changes made by relief charities

By Caroline Preston

Kay W. Wilkins, who leads the Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross, spent Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath isolated from most of her employees, learning only days after the storm hit that it had flooded New Orleans and killed the relatives of three staff members. During Hurricane Gustav, she was in near-continuous contact with her

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