| S.C. Becoming Home to Katrina Evacuees |
| COLUMBIA (AP) - South Carolinians are
opening their buildings to evacuees from Hurricane
Katrina. Public and private groups across the state are trying to find places to house thousands of people displaced when the hurricane came ashore along the Gulf Coast on Monday. Sixth District Representative Jim Clyburn wants to house up to five thousand evacuees in empty military housing and large public buildings like abandoned shopping malls. But Clyburn says he can't find a way to get the people to South Carolina. In Greenville, city officials say they can house up to 12-hundred people at the Palmetto Expo Center. |