30-mile debris pile becomes symbol of FEMA delays
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081201/capt.e66a881f25a34f9985738a8c2bd3157b.femas_mess_txps102.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=FpFsdh1prIJgA6ZNFc3e9Q--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Workers watch as a back hoe drop a scoop of hurricane debris, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, in Smith Point, Texas. Spotters watch for bodies and hazardous debris as each scoop is lifted and moved. A concern for the a crew of a dozen or so men doing slow and tedious removal of debris left behind by Hurricane Ike 10 weeks ago is not piercing a buried oxygen or butane tank with their heavy equipment and risk a spark turning the rubble into a bomb. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081201/ap_on_re_us/fema_s_mess)AP - A 30-mile scar of debris along the Texas coast stands as a festering testament to what state and local officials say is FEMA's sluggish response to the 2008 hurricane season.</p><br clear="all"/>
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