I guess anything is better than living on wet ground and using a garden hose to bathe, but life in this temporary tent city in Pass Christian, Mississippi, is far from ideal.
The Village, as it's called, was set up by the city and paid for by FEMA. At one point, it housed more than 300 people. Now it's down to about 83. I visited the Village to shoot a story this week and saw firsthand how these people are living.
Outdoor sinks to wash their faces. Shared shower rooms. Their kids go to daycare in a tent. They eat in the meal tent. Nobody has their own bathroom. It's like a camping trip that never ends.
Most of the people who live here have lost everything. FEMA says it's trying to get trailers for all of the Village residents, but it's been six months since the storm.
Tonight on the show, you'll meet a mother, 76, and her daughter, 50, who've been living in a tent since November, when the Village opened. They are living in limbo, waiting for a trailer that hasn't arrived.
The mother has chronic asthma and the daughter has liver disease and panic attacks -- conditions that have worsened since the storm. They say that for health reasons they need to live near other, even though they didn't before the storm. FEMA says that may be part of the hold up.
What can be done? What should be done? You tell me.
